Lemon grass in Chattisgarh is a popular herb grown in home gardens. The herbal tea prepared by boiling the fresh leaves of this herb, commonly known as Nimbughas, is very popular among natives.
Lemon grass is a tall, perennial, throwing updense fasciclles of leaves from a short rhizome; upto over 1.8 meter high; Leaves linear tapering upwards ; midrib whitish on the upper side; Having Flowers . Ayurveda mentions, the grass as a pungent, bitter, sharp, hot, laxative, appetiser, alexipharmic, anthelmintic and useful in treatment of bronchitis, leprosy, epileptic fits etc.
The reported life zone for lemongrass is 18 to 29 degrees centigrade with an annual precipitation of 0.7 to 4.1 meters with a soil pH of 5.0 to 5.8 (East Indian) or 4.3 to 8.4 (West Indian) .The plants need a warm, humid climate in full sun. They grow well in sandy soils with adequate drainage. Since the plants rarely flower or set seed, propagation is by root or plant division. The plants are harvested mechanically or by hand about four times each year with the productive populations lasting between four and eight years . Extensive breeding programs have developed many varieties of lemongrass.
The quality of lemongrass oil is generally determined by the content of citral, the aldehyde responsible for the lemon odor. Some other constituents of the essential oils are -terpineol, myrcene, citronellol, methyl heptenone, dipentene, geraniol, limonene, nerol, and farnesol .West Indian oil differs from East Indian oil in that it is less soluble in 70 percent alcohol and has a slightly lower citral content .
Lemongrass is used in herbal teas and other nonalcoholic beverages in baked goods, and in confections. Oil from lemongrass is widely used as a fragrance in perfumes and cosmetics, such as soaps and creams. Citral, extracted from the oil, is used in flavoring soft drinks in scenting soaps and detergents, as a fragrance in perfumes and cosmetics, and as a mask for disagreeable odors in several industrial products. Citral is also used in the synthesis of ionones used in perfumes and cosmetics .
As a medicinal plant, lemongrass has been considered a carminative and insect repellent. West Indian lemongrass is reported to have antimicrobial activity . Oil of West Indian lemongrass acts as a central nervous system depressant . Oil of East Indian lemongrass has antifungal activity .The volatile oils may also have some pesticide and mutagenic activities .
We have tried OD-19,OD-40, RRL-39, Praman, CKP - 25, Kaveri and Krishna and compared it with Pragati. RRL-39 was found best for Chhattisgarh plains.
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