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  • भूतृणम्
  • भूतवासः
  • भूतावासः
  • भूतीकम्
  • भद्रपर्णी
  • भद्रमुस्तः
  • भद्रयवा
  • भद्रश्रीः
  • भद्रा
  • भूनिम्बः
  • भूम्यामलकि
  • भूमिवल्ली
  • भूमीसहः
  • भूर्जः
  • भूर्जपत्रः

    • Name - भूतृणम्

    Botanical name - Cymbopogon citratus

    Description - Phytography : Tall, tufted, perennial with a short rhizome and fascicles of leaves; leaf blades linear, tapering upward to a long setaceous point, glabrous, margin rough, midrib stout below, whitish upward, ligules very short, sheath terete, flowers in spikelets, glumes distinctly concave at the lower half.

    Chemical Constituents- Plant yields essential oil known as Lemon grass oil. Essential oil contains geraniol, alpha-oxobrisbolene, menthone, menthol, myrcene, limonene, methylheptenone, methyl heptenol, citrol, neriol, linalool, terpineol and citronellol. Leaf wax contains cymbopogone, triterpenoid cymbopogonol.

    Use - Trade name: Lemon grass. Traditional use : Plant: aromatic, acrid, anthelmintic, appetizer, alexipharmic, anaphrodisiac, bitter, thermogenic and useful in anorexia, bronchitis, cholera, fever, flatulence, neuralgia, sprains, and vitiated conditions of kapha and vata. An infusion of its leaves is sometimes taken as a substitute for tea, as a refreshing beverage.