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!