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The wonders of lemongrass benefit for health and beauty............................
Lemongrass plant |
Lemongrass is a herb cherished for its aroma and citruscum ginger taste.It is also known as citronella and its botanical name is cymbogon ciatrus.
It is widely used in Asia cuisines especially Thai, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Besides culinary purposes lemongrass possesses a lot of meth benefits.
Lemongrass
| Calories 99 |
% Daily Value*
| *Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. |
Lemongrass contains antioxidant minerals and Vitamin such as Vitamin C , Potassium ,Zinc , Calcium , Iron , Manganese , copper , Magnesium.
Its leaves and stems are high folic acid Essential Vitamins. There are B5 , B6 , B1.
| Lemongrass stalk |
Health benefit of Lemongrass
- Lemongrass help Flush toxins and improve body organs
Lemongrass tea can act as diuretic and highly effective in flushing toxins and waste out of body. It also improving organs functions such as liver , spleen and kidneys.
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- lemongrass help prevent and cure bacterial infection.
lemongrass inhibits microbial and bacterial growth in body both internally and externally . It is helping to prevent and cure bacterial infections in the colon, urinary treat, and respiratory system.
| Lemongrass kills cancer cells |
- Lemongrass kills cancer cells.
Lemongrass also have effects on cancer cells. Lemongrass kills cancer without harming normal cell. Reseachers in Israel at Ben Gurion University have found that daily intake of 1,000mg of citral represses cancer cells.
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| Lemongrass make you cool |
- Lemongrass use as a calming agent
Lemongrass help to deal with anxiety and nervousness people (insomnia). Lemongrass ability to help them rest and sleep deeply.
| Lemongrass give relive from headache |
- lemongrass help to relieve from headache , body aches , stress.
Lemongrass oil used in aromatherapy restores and revitalizes the whole body. It helps to relieve headache, body aches, stress and nervous exhaustion.
| Lemongrass bring down fever |
- lemongrass help to bring down fever.
Lemongrass helps to bring down fever by fighting the infections which cause the fever and increasing perspiration.
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| Lemongrass strengthening immune system |
- Lemongrass help strengthening immune system
Lemongrass help all the system functioning in the body such as respiratory system, nerves system, digestive system and excretory system. It also help absorption of nutrients in the body.
| Make you fell relax |
- Lemongrass is cooling in nature.
It gives sense of calm while restoring and revitalizing the mind and body.
| Lemongrass improve nerve pain |
- lemongrass help improve nerve system.
| Improve shaking hands |
It help to treat many nervous disorder such as shaky hands.
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| Lemongrass help to lode weight |
- lemongrass help to lose weight.
lemongrass can help you to lose weight by shedding unnecessary water along with the impurities.
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| lemongrass give relief from period pain |
- lemongrass improve menstrual disorder or reduce pain.
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| Lemongrass give relive from ringworm |
- lemongrass relief from ringworm.
Ayurveda about lemongrass and health .You can read more.
- Caution
people suffering from skin allergy should avoid excessive use of lemongrass. It is because can boost signs of allergy.
Natural Home Remedies with lemongrass
- Treating difficulty of breathing with lemongrass
Take 10 stalk lemongrass a ( wash clean and mash ), take 2 cups water and 1 tsp brown sugar. Mix all the ingredients. Let it boil until become to 1 cup of water. At first drink 3 times a week. If has shown a good result continue. Then drink 2 times a week. If has shown good result continue drinking once a month.
- Treating stomach ache / urine infection with lemongrass
Take 3 mash stalk lemongrass and 4 cups of water. Let it boil until become 2 cups of water. You can divide and drink the water for 2 times a day. You can continue drinking until get better.
- Treating knee pain / any part of body ache with lemongrass
Take few lemongrass leaves and blender with little water. After that take the paste and apply on affected area or ache.
- Treating Jaundice with lemongrass
Take 10 lemongrass wash and clean. Boil with a pail of water. After a clean bath, take a bath with the lemongrass water while warm. You have to do 3 times a day until Jaundice completely cure.
- Reducing cholesterol with lemongrass
Take 3 -4 lemongrass remove the leaves. After clean mash the lemongrass. Boil the lemongrass with 4 cups of water until it reduces to 2 cups of water. However you can take 1 cup in the morning and another cup in the evening.
- Treating ringworm with lemongrass
Leaves of lemongrass can use as to treat ringworm.A paste of leaves mix with buttermilk applied on affected area.
- Lemongrass leaves help stave off annoying bugs
Lemongrass has repellent effect on insects. Lemongrass leave crushed and rubbed directly onto skin to help stave off annoying bugs.
| Lemongrass hot tea |
Lemongrass hot tea.
How to do lemongrass tea
How to do lemongrass tea
2 lemongrass stalks
honey or sugar
boiling water
1 tea beg
juice from 1/2 lime
Method
- Cut off the root end of lemongrass stalk . Remove any dry leaves. Wash and cut into round shapes.
- Place the lemongrass in a tea pot
- Add sugar , lemon juice and tea bag.
- Pour hot water in tea pot.
- After a while remove tea bag when the water golden in colour.
- Serve hot or cold.
| Lemongrass cold tea |
skin care
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Home remedies for skin with lemongrass.
lemongrass natural astringent properties, lemongrass oil helps clear excessive oily skin. Which can cause acne outbreaks. In addition lemongrass is effective as a effective skin toner because it is naturally dilates the blood vessels, tightening pores and wrinkles.
| Reduce wrinkles |
- Tips 1
If you suffer from skin blemishes and acne.take 1 lemon grass boiled with i cup of water.then applied in your face . The water acts as a toner which improves the skin by clearing away your pimples.
| Get rid blackheads. |
- Tips 2
It is because lemongrass has natural astringent, minimizing pores and firming the skin. You can do by your own home made lemon grass oil.Take 1/2 cup coconut pure oil boiled with 2 stalk mash lemon grass. You can apply on you face with a little oil. Wash with your face wash.
| Steaming your face |
- Tips 3
Lemongrass also can give as facial steamer.
Take 1 stalk mash lemongrass boil with 5 cups water. After that pour on big bowl. Wash your face before put above the bowl. After 5 minutes, you can put ice cube on your face. You also can do earlier lemongrass ice cube. It is suitable for all types skin. By giving facial steaming you are gaining astringent that regulates the skin and tightening pores.
Take 1 stalk mash lemongrass boil with 5 cups water. After that pour on big bowl. Wash your face before put above the bowl. After 5 minutes, you can put ice cube on your face. You also can do earlier lemongrass ice cube. It is suitable for all types skin. By giving facial steaming you are gaining astringent that regulates the skin and tightening pores.
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| give Ice cube |
Hair care
| Healthy hair |
Home remedies for hair with lemongrass
Lemongrass believed can strengthen hair follicles. Lemongrass also can be used in treating hair problem such as thinning hair and dull hair can notice a shinier and healthy hair. Lemongrass helps maintain a healthy conditioning balance between dry to oily scalps.
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| Get rid dandruff |
- Tips 1
boiled 2 water with 1 stalk of lemongrass. Mash the lemongrass boiled until 1 cup of water. You can apply on your scalp when a bit warm. You can wait for half to one hour. Wash with mild shampoo.
Body care
confinement
| Confinement |
confinement
Home remedies for confinement with lemongrass
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| Tungku / Hot massage |
- Tungku / hot massage with lemongrass leaves.
It is very famous in Malaysia and Indonesia. A 10 cm stone not necessary heavy. Stone put on a small fire for 1 - 1 1/2 hours. After that, wrap in a cotton cloth, arrange properly with lemongrass leaves. And then the stone will put in the middle and wrap nicely. Then you can give a gentle massage on stomach area. This massage can be given to a lady during confinement.
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| Paste applied on forehead to prevent headache |
lemongrass leaves mix with black pepper will make as a paste. You can apply on forehead during confinement. It is because to prevent headache .
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However during confinement also, a lady will take hot bath with lemon grass leaves for healthy nerve and for body ache. The water is boiled with lemongrass.
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Lets grow.........
Lemongrass grows in tropical and warm climates. Lemongrass is rather easy to grow in your own yard.
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Then you have your own lemongrass plant...........Enjoy!
Lets cook...................
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Dear friends , live with nature..................take care.
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