guccha :

General Use:

The infusion of the leaves is used as a stomachic and carminative. The oil possesses stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic and diaphoretic properties. It Is used as rubefacient and widely in perfumery, for scenting soaps, varnishes, insecticides, spraying liquids, disinfectants and shoe polishes. In Combodia, the flowers are considered bechic and diaphoretic, where as roots are used as a diuretic, sudorific, anti-periodic (Kirtikar and Basu, 1994).

Therapeutic Uses:

It is mild astringent, rubefacient, antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal

Systemic Use:

It is used almost exclusively in combinations for disorders and discomforts of muscle pain and neuralgia, various nervous disturbances and for conditions of exhaustion

Administration:

Essential oils are extracted from the aerial parts, and are applied topically as an insect repellent.

Pharmacological:

Leaf—stomachic, carminative, spasmolytic, mild astringent. Essential oil—stimulant, carminative, diaphoretic, rubefacient, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, larvicidal.

Lemongrass and lemongrass oil preparations are used almost exclusively in combinations for disorders and discomforts of gastrointestinal tract, muscle pain and neuralgia, colds, various nervous disturbances and for conditions of exhaustion.

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guccha - Andropogon nardus Linn. - Poaceae