Lemongrass, herbal body warmers

Lemongrass the Latin name Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, is one of the typical plants of Indonesia. This plant usually grows in the lowlands at an altitude of 60-140 m above sea level. These plants include grasses with roots that are very strong and deep. Trunk erect or inclined, forming clumps, short, massive, round (cylindrical), often bare below his book waxy, red stem transection. Its flower panicles or grains composite compound, stemmed or sit, leafy (real protector), usually the same color, usually white.

Substances contained in lemongrass leaves is: 0.4% volatile oil with a component consisting of sitral, sitronelol (66-85%), (a-pinen, kamfen, sabinen, mirsen, ß-felandren, p-Simen , limonene, cis-osimen, terpinol, citronellal, borneol, terpinen-4? ol, a-terpineol, geraniol, farnesol, methyl heptenon, n-desialdehida, dipenten, methyl heptenon, bornilasetat, geranilformat, terpinil acetate, acetic sitronelil, geranil acetate, ß-element, ß-kariofilen, ß-bergamoten, trans-metilisoeugenol, ß-kadinen, elemol, kariofilen oxide. In other studies found in the leaf essential oil of 1% with the major components (+) sitronelol, geranial (approximately 35 % and 20%), besides that, there are also geranil butyrate, sitral, limonene, eugenol, and metileugenol. Sitronelol isolated from lemongrass essential oil consisting of a pair of enantiomers (R)-citronellal and (S) citronellal. On the other Cymbopogon species ( Cymbopogon giganteus chiovenda) contains essential oils consisting of limonene, p-Mentha-1, 5, 8-trien; 1.2 limonenoksida, p-Mentha-2 ,8-dien-l-ol; Dean-2, 4dien-l -ol, p-metilasetofenon; trans-p-menta-1 (7), 8dien-2-ol; Decan-2, 4-dienal; isopiperitenol; cis-p.menta-1 (7), 8-dien-2 -ol, cis carveol; carvone; isopiperitenon; cuminil alcohol; perililaldehid; perilil alcohol.(yulius eka agung seputra. “Artikel Kesehatan Alternatif”).

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Roots: used as a laxative urine, sweat bullets, bullets sputum / cough medicine, materials for mouthwash, and body warmers.

Leaves: used as a laxative wind stomach, appetite enhancer, post-natal treatment, lowering the heat and strain relief.

How to use lemon grass plants for heating the body:

5 grams of fresh root of this herb, washed and boiled with 1 cup water for 15 minutes, then drink 2 times a day each? Each 1 / 2 cup, morning and afternoon.