Lemongrass one of the most sweet herbal teas that nature has to offer us. In Asia is commonly used in cuisine and all around the world as a medicinal herb.
This are some of the most common names given to lemongrass:
- barbed wire grass
- silky heads
- citronella grass
- cha de Dartigalongue
- fever grass
- tanglad
- hierba Luisa
- gavati chaha
This herb is used for treating several illness that afflicts some of us more commonly than we might think.
- digestive tract
- spasms
- stomachache
- high blood pressure
- convulsions
- pain
- vomiting
- cough
- achy joints (rheumatism)
- fever
- the common cold
- and exhaustion
- to kill germs
- as a mild astringent
Lemongrass is a good source of vitamins A and C, folate, folic acid, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and manganese. It also has minute traces of B vitamins.
