A Glance on Lemon Grass-Extraction, Applications and Uses

Abstract

Lemongrass is widely available herb belonging to family Poaceae having biological souse leaf of plant Cymbopogon Citratus. The name Lemon originates from its typical odour, because of presence of citral a cyclic monoterpenes. It consists of many phytoconstituents like alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and essential oil. Many of active secondary metabolites are also available in these herbs which are used as pharmaceutical aid. This plant is of Indian origin mostly found in South India but widely spread in throughout world. Active ingredient is an essential oil which is extracted and isolated from fresh leaves of this plant by various extraction methods. Lemongrass oil is an essential oil having various pharmacological activity as well as used in various pharmaceutical formulations as a flouring agent, additives etc. Its fresh infusion is widely used in India to treat sore throat and runny nose. It shows many pharmacological actions such as Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Bacterial and Anxiolytic. This article gives you and basic idea about Lemon Grass its sources, Chemical Constituents, Method of Extraction, Pharmacological Action, applications and future scope.