Health Benefits of Lemongrass :
Lemongrass herb has numerous health benefiting essential oils, chemicals, minerals and vitamins that are known to have anti-oxidant and disease preventing properties. The primary chemical component in lemongrass herb is Citral or lemonal, an aldehyde responsible for its unique lemon odor.
Citral also has strong anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties. In addition, its herb parts contain other constituents of the essential oils such as myrcene, citronellol, methyl heptanone, geraniol, limonene, geranyl acetate, nerol etc.
These compounds are known to have counter-irritant, rubefacient, insecticidal, anti-fungal and anti-septic properties.
Its herb parts are also rich in many invaluable essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and thiamine (vitamin B-1). These vitamins are essential in the sense that body requires them from external sources to replenish. Fresh herb is also containing amounts of anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-C and vitamin-A.
Lemon grass herb parts, whether fresh or dried, are rich source of minerals like potassium, zinc, calcium, iron, manganese, copper and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids, which helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
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