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'''''Cymbopogon''''', also known as '''lemongrass''', '''barbed wire grass''', '''silky heads''', '''oily heads''', '''Cochin grass''', '''Malabar grass''', '''citronella grass''' or '''fever grass''', is a genus of [[Asia]]n, [[Africa]]n, [[Australia]]n, and tropical island plants in the [[Poaceae|grass family]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Soenarko, S. |year=1977|title=The genus ''Cymbopogon'' Sprengel (Gramineae)|journal=Reinwardtia |volume=9|issue=3|pages=225–375}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108952|title=''Cymbopogon'' in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:414619#tab_classification |title=Atlas of Living Australia, ''Cymbopogon'' Spreng., Lemon Grass |access-date=2015-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406132249/http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:414619#tab_classification |archive-date=2016-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Bor, N. L. |year=1960|doi=10.1097/00010694-196111000-00009|title=The Grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan |journal=Soil Science |volume=92 |issue=5 |page=351 |publisher=Pergamon Press|location=Oxford}}</ref><ref name="Ayman M 2021">{{Cite journal |last1=Khalifah |first1=Ayman M. |last2=Abdalla |first2=Sara A. |last3=Dosoky |first3=Waleed M. |last4=Shehata |first4=Mohamed G. |last5=Khalifah |first5=Mohamed M. |date=2021-12-01 |title=Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails |journal=Annals of Agricultural Sciences |language=en |volume=66 |issue=2 |pages=169–175 |doi=10.1016/j.aoas.2021.12.001 |s2cid=245322872 |issn=0570-1783|doi-access=free }}</ref>
'''''Cymbopogon''''', also known as '''lemongrass''', '''barbed wire grass''', '''silky heads''', '''oily heads''', '''Cochin grass''', '''Malabar grass''', '''citronella grass''' or '''fever grass''', is a genus of [[Asia]]n, [[Africa]]n, [[Australia]]n, and tropical island plants in the [[Poaceae|grass family]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Soenarko, S. |year=1977|title=The genus ''Cymbopogon'' Sprengel (Gramineae)|journal=Reinwardtia |volume=9|issue=3|pages=225–375}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108952|title=''Cymbopogon'' in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:414619#tab_classification |title=Atlas of Living Australia, ''Cymbopogon'' Spreng., Lemon Grass |access-date=2015-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406132249/http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:414619#tab_classification |archive-date=2016-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Bor, N. L. |year=1960|doi=10.1097/00010694-196111000-00009|title=The Grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan |journal=Soil Science |volume=92 |issue=5 |page=351 |publisher=Pergamon Press|location=Oxford}}</ref><ref name="Ayman M 2021">{{Cite journal |last1=Khalifah |first1=Ayman M. |last2=Abdalla |first2=Sara A. |last3=Dosoky |first3=Waleed M. |last4=Shehata |first4=Mohamed G. |last5=Khalifah |first5=Mohamed M. |date=2021-12-01 |title=Utilization of lemongrass essential oil supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, blood traits and caecum microflora of growing quails |journal=Annals of Agricultural Sciences |language=en |volume=66 |issue=2 |pages=169–175 |doi=10.1016/j.aoas.2021.12.001 |s2cid=245322872 |issn=0570-1783|doi-access=free }}</ref>
Some species (particularly ''[[Cymbopogon citratus]]'') are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of [[lemon]]s (''Citrus limon'').
Some species (particularly ''[[Cymbopogon citratus]]'') are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of [[lemon]]s (''Citrus limon'').
The name ''Cymbopogon'' derives from the Greek words {{lang|grc-Latn|kymbe}} ({{lang|grc|κύμβη}}, 'boat') and {{lang|grc-Latn|pogon}} ({{lang|grc|πώγων}}, 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes."<ref>{{cite web|title=''Cymbopogon caesius'' |url=http://pza.sanbi.org/cymbopogon-caesius |publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) |website=PlantZAfrica}}</ref> Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties.<ref name="Ayman M 2021"/><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Do |first1=Dinh Nhat |last2=Nguyen |first2=Dinh Phuc |last3=Phung |first3=Viet-Duc |last4=Le |first4=Xuan-Tien |last5=Le |first5=Tuan Minh |last6=Do |first6=Van Manh |last7=Minh |first7=Bui Quang |last8=Luu |first8=Xuan Cuong |date=2021-03-29 |title=Fractionating of Lemongrass (''Cymbopogon citratus'') Essential Oil by Vacuum Fractional Distillation |journal=Processes |language=en |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=593 |doi=10.3390/pr9040593 |issn=2227-9717|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=de Souza |first1=Matheus Chiaradia |last2=Vieira |first2=Ana Júlia |last3=Beserra |first3=Fernando Pereira |last4=Pellizzon |first4=Cláudia Helena |last5=Nóbrega |first5=Rafael Henrique |last6=Rozza |first6=Ariane Leite |date=2019-09-04 |title=Gastroprotective effect of limonene in rats: Influence on oxidative stress, inflammation and gene expression |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0944711318303088 |journal=Phytomedicine |language=en |volume=53 |pages=37–42 |doi=10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.027|pmid=30668410 |s2cid=58949851 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
The name ''Cymbopogon'' derives from the Greek words {{lang|grc-Latn|kymbe}} ({{lang|grc|κύμβη}}, 'boat') and {{lang|grc-Latn|pogon}} ({{lang|grc|πώγων}}, 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes."<ref>{{cite web|title=''Cymbopogon caesius'' |url=http://pza.sanbi.org/cymbopogon-caesius |publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) |website=PlantZAfrica}}</ref> Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties.<ref name="Ayman M 2021"/><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Do |first1=Dinh Nhat |last2=Nguyen |first2=Dinh Phuc |last3=Phung |first3=Viet-Duc |last4=Le |first4=Xuan-Tien |last5=Le |first5=Tuan Minh |last6=Do |first6=Van Manh |last7=Minh |first7=Bui Quang |last8=Luu |first8=Xuan Cuong |date=2021-03-29 |title=Fractionating of Lemongrass (''Cymbopogon citratus'') Essential Oil by Vacuum Fractional Distillation |journal=Processes |language=en |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=593 |doi=10.3390/pr9040593 |issn=2227-9717|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=de Souza |first1=Matheus Chiaradia |last2=Vieira |first2=Ana Júlia |last3=Beserra |first3=Fernando Pereira |last4=Pellizzon |first4=Cláudia Helena |last5=Nóbrega |first5=Rafael Henrique |last6=Rozza |first6=Ariane Leite |date=2019-09-04 |title=Gastroprotective effect of limonene in rats: Influence on oxidative stress, inflammation and gene expression |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0944711318303088 |journal=Phytomedicine |language=en |volume=53 |pages=37–42 |doi=10.1016/j.phymed.2018.09.027|pmid=30668410 |s2cid=58949851 |url-access=subscription |hdl=11449/189841 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>


== Uses ==
== Uses ==

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Cymbopogon, also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, oily heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4][5] Some species (particularly Cymbopogon citratus) are commonly cultivated as culinary and medicinal herbs because of their scent, resembling that of lemons (Citrus limon). The name Cymbopogon derives from the Greek words Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang"., 'boat') and Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang"., 'beard') "which mean [that] in most species, the hairy spikelets project from boat-shaped spathes."[6] Lemongrass and its oil are believed to possess therapeutic properties.[5][7][8]

Uses

Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus) grow to about Template:Convert and have magenta-colored base stems. These species are used for the production of citronella oil, which is used in soaps, as an insect repellent (especially mosquitoes and houseflies) in insect sprays and candles, and aromatherapy. The principal chemical constituents of citronella, geraniol and citronellol, are antiseptics, hence their use in household disinfectants and soaps. Besides oil production, citronella grass is also used for culinary purposes as a flavoring.

Culinary

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C. citratus from the Philippines, where it is locally known as tanglad

East Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), also called Cochin grass or Malabar grass, is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand, while West Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is native to maritime Southeast Asia. While both can be used interchangeably, C. citratus is more suitable for cooking.

Folk medicine

In India, C. citratus is used as a medical herb and in perfumes. C. citratus is consumed as a tea for anxiety in Brazilian folk medicine,[9] but a study in humans found no effect.[10] The tea caused a recurrence of contact dermatitis in one case.[11] Samoans and Tongans use mashed C. citratus (called moegalo and moengālō respectively) leaves as a traditional remedy for oral infections.[12][13]

FDA classification

Lemongrass essential oil has been declared generally recognized as safe in food by the United States Food and Drug Administration.[14]

Folk magic

In Hoodoo, lemongrass is the primary ingredient of van van oil, one of the most popular oils used in conjure.[15] Lemongrass is used in this preparation and on its own in hoodoo to protect against evil, spiritually clean a house, and to bring good luck in love affairs.[16]

Insect

In beekeeping, lemongrass oil imitates the pheromone emitted by a honeybee's Nasonov gland to attract bees to a hive or a swarm.Template:Fact

Species

Species in the genus currently number 52 and include:[17] Template:Div col

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Formerly included[17]

Numerous species are now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Andropogon, Exotheca, Hyparrhenia, Iseilema, Schizachyrium, and Themeda.

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