WHITE SANTA (cymbopogon citratus)

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	WHITE SANTA
	*cymbopogon citratus*

Name
WHITE SANTA

Scientific Name
cymbopogon citratus

WHITE SANTA

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Other Common Names

Cañita santa, Cane of lemon, Cañuela santa, Cañita of lemon.

Botanical family

Poaceae (Graminae)

Description

Perennial, robust grass, of up to 1 m of height. Leaves with aroma turned yellow, grouped near the base, lineares, of until almost 1 m of length, with the sharp edge.

Fenología

Perennial plant that does not bloom generally in the country. In case the flowering is pronounced, outpost in the spring takes place.

Origin

India and other regions of suroriental Asia. At the present time she remains cultivated in many tropical countries of the Old and New World.

Location

In patios and gardens. Taken to commercial culture in Alquizar, Havana and on experimental scale in other regions (Guantánamo example). It is obtained easily in markets of grass.

Useful part

The leaves.

Form of harvesting

It can be made in any time of the year. To cut the leaves not less than 10 cm. of the surface of the ground, to allow the recovery of the foliage.

Recognized medicinal properties

Systems: Farmacológica action:

Cardio-Circulatory Antihipertensivo

Antispasmodic Digestive

RespiratorioAntiasmático

Skin and Antifúngico Mucous

Antibacteriano

Described pharmaceutical forms

Vegetal medicine

Via of administration

Oral, Topical

Other attributed properties

(not even approved)

Anticatarral, febrífugo, Antitusivo, estomáquico, carminativo, diaforético, expectorante, ansiolítica.

Warnings

The present silica in the leaves can cause ulcers.

Other uses

Nourishing industry and of perfumería; in order to perfume piensos, like source of citral, utility in the vitamin synthesis To, like forage (after distilled aceite).Para to avoid the inclined land erosion.

Components

Essential oil with high content of citral (75-85 %), in addition to geraniol, linalol, metilheptona, citronelal, limoneno, diterpeno and other substances.

Culture

Macolla or long wait propagates vegetative by fragments (with part by root) of. To plant directly in the land to 90x30 cm.

It tolerates all type of ground and it does not present/display great cultural exigencies. The first harvest of the leaves can be made to the 4 months after planted. For their commercial operation, later harvests can be made every 3 months.

Preparation and Dosage

INFUSION: To spill 10-20 g of fresh and crumbled leaves in a liter of boiling water. To rest by 10-15 minutes. Internal consumption to leak using a cloth or fine linen cloth. By oral route to take 500-700 mililiter to the day in 2-3 dose. Topically to apply the infusion directly on affected zone 2-3 times to the day.

Other Names:

pharm Herba Andropogonis

Burmese Zabalin, Sabalin

Chinese Cang-Mao, Xiang Mao Cao, Heung mao tsu, Ching tong

Croatian Vlaska

Czech Citrónová tráva

Danish Citrongræs

Dutch Citroengras, Sereh

English Lemon grass, Citronella

Estonian Harilik sidrunhein

Fante Ti-ahaban

Finnish Sitruunaruoho

French Verveine DES Indes

Ga-Dangme Ti-ba

German Zitronengras, Citronella, Lemongras

Greek?eµ??????t, ??t??????a (Cymbopogon nardus)

Lemonochorto; Kitronella (Cymbopogon nardus)

Hebrew Limonit

Hindi Sera, Verveine

Hmong Tawj dub

Hungarian Citromfu, Citronella

Icelandic Sítrónugras

Indonesian Sereh

Italian Cimbopogone

Laotian If khai, Sing khai

Khmer Bai mak nao, Slek krey sabou, Kuel skey

Malay Serai, Serai dapur

Polish Palczatka cytrynowa; Pogieta Palczatka (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

Portuguese Capim-Saint, Erva-cidreira, Erva-Prince, Capim-cidrão

Romanian Iarba of lemon

Russian???????? ?????

Limonnoe sorghum

Slovak Vônovec

Slovenian Limonska trava

Spanish Marijuana of lemon, You of lemon

Swedish Citrongräs

Tagalog Tanglad, Salai

Tamil Servi-Pillu, Vasanai-Puthu

Thai Ta krai, Cha krai, Soet kroei

Turkish Lemon otu

Vietnamesisch Xa, Sa chanh; Sa diu (C. flexuosus)

Bibliographical references

Carvajal, Daysi To and col. farmacológica Evaluation of decocciones of medicinal plants with reports in popular medicine like Cardiotónico, antiasthmatic hypotension or. Magazine of medicinal plants 3:15-22, 19983.

Granda, M., V. Fuentes and C. Gutierrez. Fenólogicos studies in medicinal plants I SAW. Rev Cub Farm 20(3): 243-251, 1986.

Medicinal, aromatic or poisonous Roig, J. T. Plantas of Cuba. Havana: Technical Scientific Editorial, 1988. 1125p.

Pousset, J. L. Plantes medicinal africaines.Utilisation practices. Paris: Ed. Marqueting, 1989.

Reynolds, J. And F. (Publisher). Martindale: Extra The Pharmacopoeia. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1989, 1896p.

Gutierrez, C. Dinah Garcia, Irina Branches, Martha Martinez and Oristela Galiano. antimicótica cream action that contains oil of Cymbopogon citratus. Summaries I SAW Scientific Day Empresa-Lab.Mario Munoz. Havana. Feb. 1990.

Robineau, L. Towards a Caribbean farmacopea. Sto. Domingo:enda-caribe/UNAH, 1991.475p.

MINSAP. NRSP 307: 91, Leaves of white santa. Specifications.

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