Tag: Insect Repellant

  • Lemongrass

    cymbopogon spp. (Especially c. citratus and c. flexuosus) Common Name Lemongrass Family Poaceae Chinese Medicine Name Xiang Mao (Zhou, Xie, and Yan, 2011) Ayurvedic Name Bhustarah, Bhustrina, Sera(Hodges, 2015; Skaria et al., 2007) Parts Used Leaves, Whole Plant Native To India, Malaysia Key Constituents Citral ⍺, citral β, citronella, citronellal, geraniol, myrcene, dipentene, linalol, methylheptenone,…

    Sliced leaves of lemongrass, chopped lemongrass stalks, 3 lemongrass clusters against a wooden panel background.