Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cymbopogon citratus
Scientific Name and Description
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andropogon citratus DC.
Andropogon cerifer Hack.
Andropogon ceriferus Hack.
Andropogon citratus DC.
Andropogon citriodorus Desf. nom. inval.
Andropogon fragrans C.Cordem.
Andropogon roxburghii Nees ex Steud.
Andropogon cerifer Hack.
Andropogon ceriferus Hack.
Andropogon citratus DC.
Andropogon citriodorus Desf. nom. inval.
Andropogon fragrans C.Cordem.
Andropogon roxburghii Nees ex Steud.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Lemongrass,lemon grass, malabar oil, serai,Citronella |
| Hindi | Gandhal गंधल,aghyaghas, aginghas, gandhatrana, gandhatranan, gandhatrina, gandhatrn, haree-chaha, rohisha, sugandh |
| Malayalam | Erumpoo എരുമ്പൂ |
| English | Citronella |
| Marathi | Gavati Khali गवती खळी,gamjan, gavathichahaa, hirvacha, oil-cha, olancha, patichi cha |
| Kannada | chaa hullu, gavare chacha, gouthi hullu, majjige hullu, majjige-hullu, majjige-hulu, majjigehullu, nimbe hullu, purhalihulla, purhalihullu |
| Malayalam | cennanampullu, chayapul, incippullu, shambharapulla, vasanappula, vasanappullu, vasanapullu |
| Sanskrit | abichhatraka, atigandha, badhira, badhiradhvanibodhana, bhustmah, bhustrina, bhutika, bhutina, chhatra, dhyamakam, gochhalaka sugandha, guchhala, guhyabija, gundardha, jambiratrna, jambukapriya, karenduka, kutimbaka, malatrinaka, punsvavighraha, putigandha, rohisha, samalambi, shringaroha, takratrani, usiram |
| Tamil | camparap-pal, camparappul, cukkunarippul , curumam, elumiccam pul, kantaketam, karpoora pul, karpoorpul, karppurappul, karpura pillu, karpura pullu, karpurap-pul, karpurappillu, karpurappul, karuppurappul, kavattampul , kuyyapicam, kuyyapitam, potaippul , tailappul, vacanai-p-pul, vacanaippul, vacanaippul , vasana pullu, vasanai pullu, vasanaipullu, vasanapillu, vasanappillu, vasanapulla, vashanup-pulla |
| Telugu | chippa gaddi, chippagaddi, nimma gaddi, nimmagaddi, vaasana gaddi, vasana gaddi, vasanagaddi |
| Urdu | izkhar makki |
| Common name | lemongrass, West Indian lemon grass, simply lemon grass, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf Grass Whole plant Muscular rheumatism; nasal bleeding; antibacterial; snake bite; pimples General Bosco and Arumugam 2012,
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bosco and Arumugam 2012
Sharma et al. 2013
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Cymbopogon citratus. (2024, June 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_citratus