This plant acts as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic. Because it contains myrcene and citral, bioactive compounds with analgesic properties, lemongrass can relieve mild headaches, tension, rheumatism and even muscle pain. It also relieves arthritis pain, arthrosis, back pain, rheumatic fever, fibromyalgia, lupus.
As it has bacterial action, it helps to treat stomach pain. Helps in the treatment of gastritis, because it contains great amounts of flavonoids and tannins, compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action, neutralizing and reducing acidity in the stomach and helping to treat reflux and gastritis. As it contains bactericidal property, it helps in the treatment against Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that lives in the stomach and causes gastritis, peptic ulcer and even some types of cancer.
It also helps with swelling due to fluid retention, having diuretic power, thus helping with weight loss.
Relieves flu symptoms because it helps relieve cough, general discomfort, excess mucus and asthma. It can even be inhaled to improve the respiratory system.
If you practice a healthy lifestyle, lemongrass tea helps protect the heart because it is rich in antioxidants, such as limonene and geraniol, which fight free radicals, preventing the oxidation of fat cells, helping to lower cholesterol levels “bad” LDL, and triglycerides in the blood and thus preventing diseases such as stroke, heart attack and atherosclerosis.
