In ancient times, it was called Baomao, which was used to shrink wine and offer sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth. During the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Chu mainly paid tribute to Bao Mao and presented citronella to the Emperor of Zhou. Utilization part: mainly leaves, and leaf sheaths can also be used when extracting essential oil. Citronella is a kind of thatched spice growing in subtropical zone, which naturally contains lemon fragrance and has the effects of clearing stomach, waking up and strengthening yang.
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Morphological characteristics:
The whole grass is 40- 1 10cm long, with tufted and slender stems, grayish green to dark green in appearance, sometimes purplish, and swollen nodes. The leaves are narrow and strip-shaped, 25-70cm long and 1-6mm wide, with edges sometimes rolled out, hairless on both sides and covered with white powder; Leaf sheaths are hairless, the base often breaks and rolls in, and the inside is light red; Ligule obtuse, 2-4 mm long, membranous, irregularly broken at the top.
It has a special fragrance, spicy taste, and a cool and numb tongue feeling when chewing. It is best to be gray-green, stout, leafy and fragrant.
Growing environment:
It grows in fertile soil with high temperature, plenty of sunshine and good drainage.
Distribution range:
It is distributed in southern Yunnan Province, Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, southwestern Jiangxi and southwestern China.
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