Nowadays people are more conscious about their health. They can do anything to look better, and get healthier. Today, I have something to share about a herb that can affect your health in many magical ways and that is lemongrass or fever grass. Lemongrass has many benefits and its use can make you healthy.

Firstly why I called lemongrass a magical herb because in Asian countries this herb is used for culinary as well as medicinal purpose. When you would read about this magical herb for the very first time, you would get confused with its name. But no need for any confusion, lemongrass belongs to a grass family and got its name because it smells like a lemon. Its taste is not similar to lemon, it tastes milder and sweeter.

Benefits of lemongrass:

Lemongrass has many benefits and Nutritionally lemongrass is a full of or a good source of vitamins and minerals:

• vitamins A and C
• folate, folic acid
• magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and manganese
• It also has some traces of B vitamins.

Medicinal properties of lemongrass

It has many beneficial medicinal properties like:

Analgesic:

Lemongrass has some analgesic properties because of this it can act as a painkiller or it can allay pain.

Anti-inflammatory:

It also has some anti-inflammatory properties and if we use it we can get rid of any inflammation or swelling.

Antidepressant:

Its use can make you depression free because it acts as an antidepressant.

Antipyretic: 

lemongrass is also known as fever grass, this is because of its antipyretic property. it can help to reduce your fever and also prevent your fever.

Antiseptic: 

It also has antiseptic properties. it can also prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

Antibacterial and Antifungal: 

It can act as antibacterial and antifungal. It has the power to suppress bacterial growth as well as fungal growth.

Anti-cancer properties: 

Use of this herb can help you to cure cancer because it has some anti-cancer properties. It has some other properties like Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Galactogogue, Insecticidal, Sedative.

The leaves, stems and bulb of lemongrass are used in various treatments. Lemongrass can be used in tea that will help you in cold and cough. You can get it readily in dried as well as fresh form from market. So without any second thought u should use this herb in your daily routine to get magical results to cure your ailments.