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Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview

The use of herbal preparations remained the main approach of folk medicine to the treatment of ailments and debilitating diseases. Initial intensive researches conducted on Lemongrass extracts (tea) may have showed conflicting evidences, however the resurgence in claims of folk medicine practitioner...

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Main Authors: Olorunnisola, S.K., Asiyanbi, H. T., Hammed, Ademola Monsur, Simsek, Senay
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Language:English
English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
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QK Botany
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/1/Lemon_grass.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.502712017-12-21T09:38:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/ Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview Olorunnisola, S.K. Asiyanbi, H. T. Hammed, Ademola Monsur Simsek, Senay QK Botany TP368 Food processing and manufacture The use of herbal preparations remained the main approach of folk medicine to the treatment of ailments and debilitating diseases. Initial intensive researches conducted on Lemongrass extracts (tea) may have showed conflicting evidences, however the resurgence in claims of folk medicine practitioners necessitated further inquiry into the efficacy of the tea. Lemongrass tea contains several biocompounds in its decoction, infusion and essential oil extracts. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-obesity, antinociceptive, anxiolytic and antihypertensive evidences of lemongrass tea were clearly elucidated to support initial pharmacological claims. Lemongrass tea was non-toxic, non-mutagenic and receives wide acceptance among alternative medicine practitioners in several developing countries. This review therefore presents previous research activities, technologies and information surrounding bioactivities of lemongrass tea. Areas of future researches which may elucidate mechanisms of the biological properties of lemongrass extracts were highlighted. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/1/Lemon_grass.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/4/50271-Biological_properties_of_lemongrass__An_overview_SCOPUS.pdf Olorunnisola, S.K. and Asiyanbi, H. T. and Hammed, Ademola Monsur and Simsek, Senay (2014) Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview. International Food Research Journal, 21 (2). pp. 455-462. ISSN 1985-4668 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/21%20(02)%202014/4%20IFRJ%2021%20(02)%202014%20043.pdf
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language English
English
topic QK Botany
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
spellingShingle QK Botany
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
Olorunnisola, S.K.
Asiyanbi, H. T.
Hammed, Ademola Monsur
Simsek, Senay
Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
description The use of herbal preparations remained the main approach of folk medicine to the treatment of ailments and debilitating diseases. Initial intensive researches conducted on Lemongrass extracts (tea) may have showed conflicting evidences, however the resurgence in claims of folk medicine practitioners necessitated further inquiry into the efficacy of the tea. Lemongrass tea contains several biocompounds in its decoction, infusion and essential oil extracts. Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-obesity, antinociceptive, anxiolytic and antihypertensive evidences of lemongrass tea were clearly elucidated to support initial pharmacological claims. Lemongrass tea was non-toxic, non-mutagenic and receives wide acceptance among alternative medicine practitioners in several developing countries. This review therefore presents previous research activities, technologies and information surrounding bioactivities of lemongrass tea. Areas of future researches which may elucidate mechanisms of the biological properties of lemongrass extracts were highlighted.
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author Olorunnisola, S.K.
Asiyanbi, H. T.
Hammed, Ademola Monsur
Simsek, Senay
author_facet Olorunnisola, S.K.
Asiyanbi, H. T.
Hammed, Ademola Monsur
Simsek, Senay
author_sort Olorunnisola, S.K.
title Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
title_short Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
title_full Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
title_fullStr Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
title_full_unstemmed Biological properties of lemongrass: An overview
title_sort biological properties of lemongrass: an overview
publisher Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/1/Lemon_grass.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/4/50271-Biological_properties_of_lemongrass__An_overview_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/50271/
http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/21%20(02)%202014/4%20IFRJ%2021%20(02)%202014%20043.pdf
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