Cymbopogon schoenanthus
Cymbopogon schoenanthus, the camel grass,[1] camel's hay,[1] straw of Mecca,[2] fever grass,[3] geranium grass, or West Indian lemon grass,[3] is a herbal plant of Southern Asia and Northern Africa, with fragrant foliage.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Cymbopogon |
| Species: | C. schoenanthus |
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Uses
Cymbopogon schoenanthus is often made into a common herbal tea. C. schoenanthus oil (called lemongrass oil or camel grass oil) is also used as a tonic and fragrance additive in personal care and cosmetic products such as hair dye, shampoo/conditioner, moisturizer/lotion, bath oil, exfoliant/scrub, anti-aging treatment, and acne treatment.
Synonyms
- Cymbopogon schoenanthus (L.) Spreng.
- Andropogon schoenanthus L.
- Andropogon ivarancusa Boiss.
- Andropogon laniger Desf. var. ivarancusa
- Vernacular names: Songhai languages: ko-doungoura-hamni (Songhai); Malagasy: veromanitra; beignefala (Colons); kourou kounou (Senufo); nouyapien (Tagwana); tiékala (Bambara); sourougoubi, boborasien (Dyula); awendé (Baoulé); wozomo (Abron); fimou (Koulango); Mossi: mofogo; natarnoza (Gurunsi); téppé-pilloui (Tamoul); idkir (Hassaniya); idjikim (Sahara occidental); lemmad, I-med (Southern Algeria); teberemt (Tuareg):, sa'rat et-trab; a'mud es-sgir (Marrakesh region); paille de la mecque, French: schoenanthe (local French); vavoin (Gbaya Bossangoa dialect).
See also
- Cymbopogon, genus including other species of lemon grass
References
- Henriette's Herbal Homepage. "Cymbopogon schoenanthus". Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- "Lemongrass". www.pages.fr. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- "Herbal substances index of Common Names" (PDF). TGA Approved Terminology for Medicines. Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
External links
- Kew GrassBase Species Profile
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cymbopogon schoenanthus". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
- Definition of camel grass plant: Malagasy dictionary (Madagascar) izay anaovan' ny olona fisotro toy ny dite ("...used by people as a tea-like drink...")
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