Cymbopogon citratus
Common name	Lemon grass
Botanical Name	Cymbopogon citratus
Vernacular name	English- Lemon grass Hindi- Gandhatrun Gujarati- Lilichaa Sanskrit- Bhutika
Family	Poaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Whole plant
Chemical Constituents	Essential oil like citral, geraniol and terpenes
Therapeutic uses	Used as fragnance and flavouring agent and in folk medicine as an antispasmodic, hypotensive, anticonvulsant, analgesic, antiemetic, antitussive, antirheumatic, antiseptic and treatment for nervous and gastrointestinal disorders and fever.