Lemongrass Essential Oil
Botanical name: Cymbopognon flexuosus
Distilled part: Leaf
Botanical family: Poaceae
Origin: Nepal
Chemical composition:
- Aldehydes (60% to 85%): Citrals (75%), Farnesal, Geranial (46%), Nérol (27%)
- Monoterpenols: Alpha Terpineol, Borneol, Geraniol, Nerol
- Sesquiterpenols: Farnesol (12%)
Danger: Dermocaustic
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Anti-inflammatory*
- Arteritis*
- Cellulite*
- Ortho and parasympathetic neuroregulator*
- Sedative*
- Digestive stimulant* and liver stimulant*
- Vasodilator*
- Osteoporosis
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
- Stress, overwork
- Nervous exhaustion
- Nervous stimulant
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 557.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT!