Serai or lemongrass is a plant member of the tribe of grasses commonly used as spices or herbs to scent food mosquito repellent. But did you know that behind the smell of fragrant, plant Andropogon nardus Latin name also keeps a variety of medical and health benefits?
Research shows, lemon grass leaves contain anti-microbial and anti-bacterial. The content is especially useful in treating infections of the stomach, intestines, urinary tract and wounds. Citronella is also known berkhasit as a diuretic, and antirheumatic reliever seizures.
Some people believe that citronella can help cure various diseases such as typhoid, skin infections, food poisoning and body odor. In addition, the content of analgesic compounds in lemongrass oil can help relieve the pain of headaches, joint pain and muscle aches.
Not only that, citronella also possesses anti-piretik beneficial in lowering the heat. Therefore, the citronella very well be given to people who are experiencing a fever.
In Indonesia Efficacious Herbal book mentioned that the leaves of lemon grass contains essential oils consisting of citric, sitronelol, a-pinene, kamfen, sabinen, mirsen, felandren beta, p-Simen, limonene, cis-osimen, terpinol, citronellal, borneol, terpinen - 4-ol, a-terpineol, geraniol, farnesol, metilheptenon, n-desialdehida, dipenten, methyl heptanenon, bornilasetat, geranilformat, terpinil astet, sitronil acetate, geranil acetate, beta-elements, kariofilen beta-, beta-bergamoten, trans- metilsoeugenol, beta-kadinen, elemol, and kariofilen oxide. Other compounds are geranial, geranil butyrate, lomonen, eugenol and metileugenol.
One simple recipe uses lemon grass is by boiling them to help overcome the symptoms of cough. A total of 5 grams of lemon grass roots washed and boiled with 1 cup water for 15 minutes. Then lemongrass drink boiled water twice a day each 1 / 2 cup morning and evening.
Sources:
The Times of India
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