Lemon Grass as a Medince

Fragrent-Wild Lemon Grass of Thailand

Living in Thailand, you cannot help but be familiar with Lemon grass, it’s everywhere, in the garden, by the side of the road and in your food. Lemon grass is actually a wild grass and grows in great clumps with long thick fibrous leaves up to three feet tall and lets out a beautiful lemon fragrance especially in the evenings and mornings. The great thing about the fragrance is that mosquitoes don’t like the smell of it. You can blend up the leaves with water or even a little virgin coconut oil strain off the lemongrass and the infused lemon grass will act as a natural mosquito repellent.

Not only does is smell so good it’s also a very medicinal plant. The people of Thailand have been using Lemon grass not only for food but for medicinal purposes since the beginning of time. 

One of the easiest ways to ingest Lemon grass is by drinking it as a herbal tea. Simple boil the lemon grass in hot water, you can add honey for a sweeter taste. Had a stressful day at work? Thai lemon grass acts as a relaxant and is very good at relieving stress, or if you’re having difficulties in getting to sleep, simply take a cup of herbal lemon grass before bed to help you relax and sleep.

Lemon grass is also great to help in the digestion process of food, so a cup of lemon grass teas after meals really you to digest your meals and reduce the overeating feeling.

Lemon grass can also help with constipation and because of its t is a natural antioxidant properties, it helps keep the kidneys and liver function optimally and lowering cholesterol levels.

It’s also great as a use for relief of the common cold and flu symptoms. Again, drinking lemon grass tea with a tea spoon of natural honey.

Dried Thai Lemon Grass

Lemon grass as also been used to help keep the skin and hair healthy. Lemon grass infused in water is helpful to reduce acne by cleansing the pores of the skin.

In conclusion, not only is lemon grass a wonderful herb to be eaten in fresh salads and soups, the medicinal properties are quite astounding too.

Note: when buying lemon grass, it’s the lower part of the stem called the rhizome that is the most effective. We stock only the freshest of lemon grass and sometimes dry our own as the orders are taken to retain freshness. All our herbs are professionally vacuum packed before shipping.

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