Monday, December 29, 2014

Benefits of Lemongrass




In my place rainy season. It rained all day and no day without rain. The cold makes a lot of mosquitoes around. The mosquito prey to the wild makes itchy and irritating. I put essential oils named Citronela oil on my body to repel mosquitoes. And thankfully, mosquito escape and run away after sniffing the scent of lemongrass oil. Lemongrass has geraniol and Citronellal substances which are not favored mosquito. But, I am not going to discuss more about the citronella anti mosquito. I discuss the benefits of lemongrass for health.
Lemongrass familiar known to one spice or herb kitchen, I refer to as lemongrass with name sereh or  serai. Plants Latin name is Cymbopogon nardus or there is a call Andropogon nardus. Often found in cuisine made from coconut milk and fish or meat. Lemongrass scent serves as a fishy odor remover once delicious aroma enhancer. Lemon grass can also be added to a warm drink to keep warm in the rainy season.

1. Lemongrass for women's health
Lemongrass is also usually used by women to relieve pain when the onset of menstruation and relieve nausea. With so many functions of this lemongrass, is expected to expand the use of lemongrass as herbs, not just used as a spice in cooking.

2. benefits on the nervous system
Containing lemongrass essential oil can also be useful to strengthen and improve the functioning of the nervous system. That is because the lemongrass oil will give effect warms, relaxes muscles, and relieve spasms.

3. Can Treat skin infections
Content results in an anti-microbial and anti-bacterial research shows, lemon grass contains an anti-microbial and anti-bacterial. The content is useful in treating infections of the stomach, intestines, urinary tract and wound. Later, lemongrass also many believed to cure various diseases such as skin infections, typhoid, food poisoning, it can also relieve body odor.

4. To prevent cancer
There is research that explains that every 100 grams of lemongrass contains antioxidants to prevent cancer. But it still requires a lot of scientific research to prove efficacy.

5. To treat indigestion
Lemongrass very useful to overcome indigestion, abdominal pain, colds, reduce intestinal gas, diarrhea.

6. To Lowering blood pressure
Lemongrass is also widely used to reduce blood pressure and stimulates blood circulation. By consuming beverages containing lemongrass every day it will be very helpful in reducing hypertension.

7. For detoxification
Lemongrass is also very good for detoxifying the body by increasing the amount of urination. It is very useful to make the entire digestive organs such as the liver, pancreas, kidney, also clean and healthy for a variety of toxins will be eliminated.

8. As analgesic
Lemongrass  also can relieve all kinds of inflammation and irritability associated with the aches and pains such as joint pain, muscle pain, toothache, and others.

9. As a diuretic
Lemongrass also known as a diuretic, relieving spasm and antirheumatic. One of the simplest recipes use of lemongrass is to boil it to help cope with the symptoms of cough. A total of 5 grams of lemon grass roots washed, boiled with 1 cup of water for 15 minutes. Then the lemongrass drink boiled water twice a day each two cups in the morning and afternoon.

10. To beautify the skin
The use of lemongrass leaves also have occurred in the field of cosmetics that are used to beautify the skin. The effects of the use of cosmetics containing lemongrass leaves are able to get rid of acne and also serves as a refresher.

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