Listing description
Cymbopogon citratus, commonly known as lemon
grass or oil grass, is a tropical plant from South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Cymbopogon citratus is often sold in
stem form. While it can be grown in warmer temperate regions, such as the UK,
it is not hardy to frost. Common names include lemon grass, lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, citronella grass, cha de Dartigalongue, fever grass, tanglad, hierba Luisa, or gavati chaha, amongst
many others.
Detailed description
Citronellol is an essential oil
constituent from Cymbopogon
citratus, Cymbopogon
winterianus, and Lippia
alba. Citronellol has been shown to lower blood pressure in rats by a
direct effect on the vascular smooth muscle leading to vasodilation.In a small,
randomized, controlled trial, an infusion made from C. citratus was used as an inexpensive remedy for
the treatment of oral thrush in HIV/AIDS patients.
Lemon grass oil contains 65-85% citral in
addition to myrcene, citronella, citronellol, and geraniol. Hydrosteam
distillation, condensation, and cooling can be used to separate the oil from
the water. The hydrosol, as a by-product of the distillation
process, is used for the production of skin care products such as lotions,
creams, and facial cleansers. The main ingredients in these products are lemon
grass oil and "negros oil" (mixture of lemon grass oil with virgin coconut oil)
used in aromatherapy.
Pharmacology
One low-dose study found no effect of Cymbopogon citratus essential oils on humans.[14] However, subsequent
research has demonstrated that the plants essential oil enhances GABA-ergic neurotranssmision at
sufficient doses (with an anxiolytic threshold dose of 10 mg/kg) via positive allosteric agonism in the same manner
as benzodiazepines (ex. diazepam) which are used
clinically as anxiolytics, sedative/hypnotics, muscle relaxants, and anticonvulsants. Despite the observed pharmacological activity, the average adult
male would require 600–800 mg of the pure essential oil to achieve a
clinically significant reduction in anxiety. Most commercial supplements
contain doses far below the threshold dose which suggests that the majority of
lemongrass supplements exert their anxiolytic benefits either primarily or
entirely through the induction of the placebo effect. As the essential
oil was demonstrated to act synergistically with other GABA-ergics (even in
sub-therapeutic doses) and likely also potentiates anxiolytics of other
mechanisms (as predicted by the mechanics of benzodiazepines), the possibility
of pharmacologically-induced anxiolysis cannot be eliminated when formulations
containing a sub-therapeutic lemongrass dosage also contain other anxiolytic
herbs/chemicals.
Effect on insects
Beekeepers sometimes use lemon
grass oil in swarm traps to attract swarms. Lemon grass oil
has also been tested for its ability to repel the pestilent stable fly, which bite domestic animals.
PRICE
$117/KG/LITRE
For more information:
mobile: +2348039721941
contact person: emeaba uche
website: www.franchiseminerals.com
e-mail: emeabau@yahoo.com
Comments
Post a Comment