Essential oil contains large amounts of citral and geraniol, used for flavorings and perfumes. Medicinal: Tea used to treat digestive problems, fever, and anti-inflammatory. It grows to a height of up to 4-5’ and has yellow-golden leaves and stems. Its production of a network of roots and rootlets, can rapidly exhaust the soil so amend well after harvest, and rotate if planting each season. Traditionally, West Indian lemon grass is used in Chinese medicine to treat colds, headache, stomach ache, abdominal pain and rheumatic pain.
