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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae)

Common Names
West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ACETONE 3 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALCOHOLS 0 Plant 10000.0 15000.0 1.73 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant 3000.0 -0.36 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-BETA-DIHYDROPSEUDOIONONE 0 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-CAMPHORENE 0 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALUMINUM 5 Plant 515.0 0.27 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASH 0 Plant 43000.0 -1.41 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BETA-DIHYDROPSEUDOIONONE 0 Plant *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CALCIUM 28 Plant 3680.0 -1.06 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
CAPRIC-ACID 3 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Plant Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 37.0 2.59 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
CITRAL 53 Plant 1080.0 25500.0 1.93 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
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Antisyndrome-X 5 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 *
Antithrombogenic 1 *
Antithyroid 1 *
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 1 *
Antitumor 8 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 *
Antitumor (Breast) 4 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 *
Antitumor (Colon) 4 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver) 1 *
Antitumor (Lung) 4 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 *