A Review on Antifungal and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Lemongrass Essential oil

Lemongrass Essential Oil (LGEO) is a volatile oil obtained from Cymbopogon Citratus. Belonging to family Poaceae. Found in
tropical countries, especially in South East Asia. Various constituents reported in Lemongrass essential oil are mainly citral, geraniol,
limonene, borneol, nerol, geranyl acetate, myrecene and terpinolene etc. These have different pharmacological spectra against many
disease that is antiamoebic, antibacterial, anti-diarrhoeal anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory etc. Antifungal activity of Lemongrass
essential oil reported against various type of invaders (microorganism) yeast and filamentous fungi like Candida Albicans, C. Tropicalis
and Aspergillus Niger. Action of Anti-candida observe in the vapour phase. These are active against post-harvest pathogens like
Colletotrichum Coccodes, Botrytis Cinerea, Cladosporium Herbarum, Rhizopus Stolonifer and A. Niger. Lemongrass essential oil
inhibits the skin inflammatory response.

Author(s): Asma praveen, Ajay Sharma*

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