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Eucalipto Lemongras

Eucalyptus Lemongrass

Cympobogon citratrus (DC.) Stapf

CAS No: 8007-02-1

EINECS No: 616-903-3

Plant part used: Whole aerial part

Origin: Organically cultivated

 Processing: Steam-distilation

Main compounds: Citral 40-70%

Chemotype: N/A

Olfactive experience: Fresh- grassy lemon-type, herbaceous or tea-like olfactive experience

Curiosities: Lemongrass Essential Oil has considerable commercial importance because it is used in the manufacture of fragrances, flavors, perfumery, cosmetics, detergents, and pharmaceuticals.

In Asia and Africa, this essential oil is used as antiseptic, antitussive, and anti- rheumatic and to treat backache, sprains, and hemoptysis.

Furthermore, recent findings, together with previous studies, give strong support to the consideration of this oil as a potentially valuable antifungal and anti- inflammatory agent for the prevention and treatment of acute inflammatory skin conditions.

Traditional uses

Part of the plant used Mode of processing Condition being treated
Leaf Boiled, inhalation Respiratory tract conditions
Trunk Trunk cuttings and

applied directly to abrasions and cuts

 abrasions and cuts/wounds

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Regulatory sheets

Safety data sheet            Technical data sheet

AFRICAN-IMMORTELLE                        AFRICAN-IMMORTELLE

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Certificaciones

 

 

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Chromatographic Analysis

Relative percentage of each compound of the chromatogram presented Eucalyptus lemongrass

Compounds Relative percentage
Isovaleraldehyde t
Isopropyl isobutyrate 0.2
Tricyclene t
α-Thujene 0.3
α-Pinene 5.6
α-Fenchene t
Camphene t
Thuja-2,4(10)-diene * t
Sabinene 1.3
β-Pinene 1.7
β-Myrcene 1.3
α-Phellandrene 0.2
Isoamyl isobutyrate t
α-Terpinene 0.4
p-Cymene 1.0
1,8-Cineole 38.0
Limonene 8.1
cis-β-Ocimene 0.5

 

 

 

trans-β-Ocimene 0.2
γ-Terpinene 1.1
2,5-Dimethyl styrene t
Terpinolene 0.6
Linalool 0.2
cis-Rose oxide 0.3
trans-Rose oxide 0.1
Cosmene * 0.1
neo-Isopulegol 1.3
iso-Pulegol 4.9
iso-Isopulegol 0.8
ō-Terpineol t
Borneol t
neoiso-Isopulegol t
Terpinen-4-ol 0.6
α-Terpineol 0.8
Citronellol 8.3
Geraniol 0.2
Geranial 0.1
Citronellyl formate t
Methyl geranate * 0.1
α-Terpenyl acetate t
Citronellyl acetate 0.4
α-Copaene 0.6
β-Bourbonene 0.1
β-Elemene 0.5
β-Caryophyllene 2.9
Aromadendrene 0.2
α-Humulene 0.9
allo-Aromadendrene 0.4
trans-Cadina-1(6),4-diene 0.4
γ-Muurolene 0.5
Germacrene D 0.3
Bicyclogermacrene 0.5
α-Muurolene 1.2
γ-Cadinene 1.7
δ-Cadinene 4.4
trans-Cadina-1,4-diene 0.1
α-Cadinene 0.3
Spathulenol 0.2
β-Caryophyllene oxide 0.2

 

 

 

Viridiflorol 0.2
Anhydrooplopanone t
Ledol t
T-Cadinol 1.6
δ-Cadinol (= α-Muurolol) 0.5
α-Cadinol 1.6
Grouped components
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 22.4%
Oxygen-containing monoterpenes 56.7%
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 14.4%
Oxygen-containing sesquiterpenes 4.3%
Others 0.2%

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Scientific Evidence

Scientific literature

Effect Route used in the experiment Source
Antioxidant activity DPPH radical- scavenging activity – lemongrass stalk’ essential oil inhibit almost the same rate with the standard essential oil bought from Sigma – Aldrich Chemistry which is used as the control. The leaves essential oil showed slightly lower inhibition with the highest anti-oxidant

activity

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Antimicrobial activity Disk diffusion assay – effectively inhibit and kill both Gram-positive and

Gram-negative bacteria.

 [3] [4]
Antifungal activity In vitro tests – effective against C. coccodes, B. cinerea, C. herbarum, R.

stolonifera and A. niger

 [5]
Insecticidal activity Various tests – potential of lemongrass EO as an insecticide approach

to management of A. ipsilon. Lemongrass oil caused                   significant effects on the mortality, developmental duration,                and expression level of CAT and lipid peroxidase after      96     h          post

treatment

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References

  • Mahouachi Wifek, Asma Saeed, Rafia Rehman and Shafaq Nisar (2016) Lemongrass: a review on its botany, properties, applications and active International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614).
  • * Mirghani, M. E. S., Liyana, Y. and Parveen, J (2012) Bioactivity analysis of lemongrass (Cymbopogan citratus) essential International Food Research Journal 19(2): 569-575.
  • Adukwu, C., Bowles, M., Edwards-Jones, V. et al. Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical analysis of lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and pure citral. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 9619–9627 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7807-y
  • Fernanda V. Leimann; Odinei H. Gonçalves; Ricardo A.F. Machado; Ariovaldo Bolzan (2009). Antimicrobial activity of microencapsulated lemongrass essential oil and the effect of experimental parameters on microcapsules size and , 29(2), 430–436. doi:10.1016/j.msec.2008.08.025
  • Nikos G. Tzortzakis; Costas D. Economakis (2007). Antifungal activity of lemongrass (Cympopogon citratus L.) essential oil against key postharvest , 8(2), 0–258. doi:10.1016/j.ifset.2007.01.002
  • Moustafa, M.A.M.; Awad, M.; Amer, A.; Hassan, N.N.; Ibrahim, E.-D.; Ali, H.M.; Akrami, M.; Salem, M.Z.M. Insecticidal Activity of Lemongrass Essential Oil as an Eco-Friendly Agent against the Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insects 2021, 12, 737. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects1208073.

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