An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXACOSANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | not available | 543.0 | -0.10 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ISOPULEGOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| ISOVALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Plant | not available | 3890.0 | 0.54 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| L-LINALOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| L-LINALOOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| LUTEOLIN-C-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 3310.0 | -0.23 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 104.0 | 0.05 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| METHYL-HEPTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| METHYL-HEPTENONE | 0 | Plant | 4.0 | 12.0 | -0.59 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 240.0 | 3600.0 | 3.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DECYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| NERAL | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Culicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |