Get To Know About Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a plant belonging to the family of poaceae  which is used as a spice to scent food. The members of the poaceae are the most populous in the world because there are many cultivated plants that are members and are widely planted as food. In general, the characteristics of the poaceae plant are segmented stems, crownless flowers, and ribbon-shaped leaves.

Get to know about lemongrass

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a plant that lives wild and has pseudo-trunk that forms thick clumps up to 1 - 2 meters high. The stems of the lemongrass plant are also stiff and break easily. The stems of the lemongrass plant are clustered and tuberous, and soft and hollow. The contents of the stem are tuber fronds for shoots and are white and yellowish in color. the root is a type of fibrous root with a short rhizome and light brown roots. The leaves are green and not stemmed, rough, long, and pointed, almost resembling thatch leaves. In addition, the leaves of this plant have a ribbon-like shape that gets tapered off, smells of lime when the leaves are crushed. The leaves of the lemongrass plant are arranged parallel. the leaves are located on scattered stems. The leaves are about 50-100 centimetres long, while the width is about 2 centimetres.

Through distillation, lemongrass oil can be taken. Lemongrass oil is an essential oil that is obtained by distilling the leaves of these plants. Lemongrass can be used as a mosquito repellent, the content of lemongrass includes citronella, which mosquitoes do not like, either in the form of plants or essential oil. Therefore, lemongrass can be made into insect repellent and other insects.

Of its several uses, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is more suitable for cooking. It is used in a variety of recipes.

Lemongrass is also believed to boost immunity. Its use is to make it a drink. Drinks made from lemongrass are usually combined with other ingredients, such as ginger and turmeric. An example is the ginger lemongrass drink that you can make it by yourself at home.


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