Abstract

A SHORT REVIEW ON: LEMONGRASS OIL

Arote Rahul Gangadhar* and Tambade Yogesh B.

ABSTRACT

Lemongrass oil shows best antifungal effect against C. albicans as powder preparations, the oil preparations are better to inhibit the growth and higher the concentrations, greater the zone of inhibition seen in all the plant extracts and in oil.Volatile oils obtained from lemon grass [Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, Poaceae family] are used in traditional medicine as remedies for the treatment of various diseases. Stapf (Poaceae family), commonly known as lemon grass, is a perennial tropical grass with thin, long leaves and is one of the main medicinal and aromatic plants cultivated in Algeria. It is also cultivated mostly for its essential oil (EO) in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, South America, and Africa .In the present stu`wdy, lemon grass essential oil (LGEO) was evaluated for its in vivo topical and oral anti-inflammatory effects, and for its in vitro antifungal activity using both liquid and vapor phases. Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of alginate-based nanoformulations enriched with lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus) essential oil (LEO) and Tween 80 against several fungi namely Penicillium expansus, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus spp. Firstly, the flow behavior of systems at different concentrations of alginate (1%, 2% and 3% w/w) were studied. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon) is plants in grass family. Lemongrass has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, analgesic, antiemetic, antitussive and antiseptic effects. It helps in digestion, improves oral health and controls bad breadth.

Keywords: Cymbopogon citratus (DC.), C. albicans, Poaceae, Essential oil, Lemongrass.