English common name?Lemongrass

Latin name?Cymbopogonflexuosus/citratus

Other common names? Lemongrass

Plant family? Gramineae Citronella

Main origin? India, Southeast Asia

Extractive part? Whole plant

Method of extraction? Steam distillation

Appearance

Leaf blade elongated, massive tufts like weeds, tough, whole plant aromatic.

Essential Oil Characteristics

Rub the leaves of lemongrass, the pungent lemon aroma immediately overflows. In hot Southeast Asian countries, this sweet and sour aroma is often added to food to stimulate the appetite and is also anti-bacterial, as in the case of the famous Thai Hot and Sour Soup, which is infused with lemongrass.

In addition to its therapeutic use as an antibacterial and antiviral, lemongrass essential oil is most notable for its ability to deal with various circulatory problems such as leg soreness and swelling, making it an essential oil for "leg slimming" formulas. In recent years, research has pointed out that lemongrass can regulate the secretion of dopamine, which is a kind of "creativity hormone", for chronic fatigue syndrome, or often feel that life is boring people, you can revitalize the spirit of creativity, find a sense of freshness in life.

Purchase focus

Common lemongrass has two major types:

1, East Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), native to the Deccan Plateau in India, high citric acid content, delicate odor, good quality, due to the local demand in India, so most of the market to buy the Nepalese production, the quality is also good.

2, West Indian lemon citronella (Cymbopogon citratus), lauric acid content is higher, the essential oil is also more viscous, now produced in Madagascar quality is better.

Physiological effects: anti-mold, improve floating flesh, relieve leg soreness

Psychological effects: give the power of transformation.

Contraindications

After using lemongrass reaction, some people feel relaxed, some people feel refreshed, in fact, this is rich in aldehydes essential oil properties, the dose of high will be invigorating and refreshing, low will be calming and relaxing, according to the needs of the dose to adjust. Please adjust the dosage according to your needs. However, if the dosage is too high, it may irritate the skin, so it is advisable to pay attention to it. When dealing with foot sprains, the dosage can be as high as 10%, and if the skin is sensitive and feels tingling, immediately add a carrier oil to dilute it.

Representative formula

Legs and feet strong formula: camphor lemon taro 4 drops + grapefruit 4 drops + juniper 2 drops, add a good ductility of the base oil (such as olive oil, coconut oil, sesame oil) about 10ml, massage legs. It is very suitable for travel use, whether it is a long-distance transportation (such as cramped in a small airplane cabin), or constantly walking, shopping caused by the legs between the problems, and even travel-induced jet lag is not familiar with the soil and water are helpful.

Related Essential Oils

Java lemongrass (Cymbopogon winterianus), the main component of lemongrass aldehyde, the smell of lemon lemongrass is stronger than the rugged. We often mention that lemongrass can repel mosquitoes, that is, Java lemongrass, mosquito repellent effect is more prominent than lemon lemongrass.