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Common Names
Lemongrass, scientifically referred to as Cymbopogon Citrates, is also known by many other names. It is called Citroengras, Fever Grass, Sereh, Te Limon and Zacate Limon.
It is also known as a Culinary Additive, which enhances the aroma of a dish, just like how the Oriental culinary experts do.
Origin
Lemongrass, or Cymbopogon Citrates, belongs to the grass family scientifically known as Poaceae.
Finding lemongrass isn’t much of difficulty. Lemongrass grows in abundance in the tropical countries, where it was discovered, all over the globe. It is however imperative to note that not all lemongrass that we find are similar in properties, herbal and usefulness at that.
Ancient people are said to have used lemongrass as perfume substitute.
Parts Used
As lemongrass is basically a grass, the only plant part that is deemed useful are its leaves from where the essential oils and aromatic are naturally stored.
General Information
Lemongrass, obviously, is a grass. It has been used for many years to serve a long
list of purposes, which includes weight loss and anti-
Physically though, it is more of a stalk that grows in cluster in tropical regions. It has globular and brawny stalks that emit a scent that many species of insects hate, making it an effective repellant.
Lemongrass grows by as much as six feet high. It has strap-
To get its essential oil and aromatic scent lemongrass are steam boiled.
Common Uses
Ancient people make use of steamed lemongrass as perfume substitute. Modern day people make use of its scent for aromatherapy.
There is however another benefit that most of us probably don’t know -
