HOW MUCH LEMONGRASS SHOULD YOU EAT? NUTRITIONISTS SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS ON ITS BENEFITS AND MORE

Perspective from Livia Dickson Chen

PhD in Nutrition · 11 years of experience · Brazil

Benefits

  • Lemongrass is effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lemongrass shown to reduce hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia through mild inhibition of alpha-amylase and HMG-CoA reductase. Hyperglycemia increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, and diabetes may result in cardiovascular disease. Individuals with severe hypercholesterolemia are at elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
  • Lemongrass has detoxifying activity. Lemongrass oil contains citral that is composed by geranial (alpha-citral) and neral (beta-citral), which have various biological activities, such as, Reno protective and hepatoprotective. Lemongrass may help in cleansing and flushing harmful toxic wastes from the body because of its diuretic properties.
  • Lemongrass reduces the risk of cancer. Citral and other bioactive compounds such as phenolic and flavonoids present in lemongrass have potent anticancer abilities against some cancer cell lines.

Quantity Recommendation

  • Lemongrass can be used in diverse ways in different presentations, such as tea and essential oil. To limit the risk of side effects one cup a day is enough for those who are not in the habit of drinking tea. About essential oil, the appropriate dose depends on several factors such as user's age, health, and other condition.

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Perspective from Christos Sittas

MSc in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences · 3 years of experience · UK

Benefits

  • Lemongrass has antimutagenic properties. In animal studies it has been shown to slow down the metastasis of lung and colon cancer. It has also been shown to decrease blood cholesterol and triglycerides while increasing high-density lipoprotein, in a dose-dependent manner (Shah et al. 2011).

Quantity Recommendation

  • Lemongrass can be used safely in fairly large amounts as an herbal tea or fresh in recipes and provide individuals with its health benefits. 2 to 4 spoons of fresh lemongrass can be added in recipes and 1 to 2 lemongrass herbal teas can be ingested on a daily basis.

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