East Indian Lemongrass

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Vietnam

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cholera, Repellant(Insect), Rheumatic

Science studied: ARUNDOIN, CITRAL, CITRONELLAL, N-DECANAL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Poaceae

Scientific name: Cymbopogon flexuosus

Common names: East Indian Lemongrass, Citronnelle des Indes orientales, Cochin grass, Cochin lemongrass, East Indian lemongrass, Herbe de Cochin, Malabar grass, Malabar lemongrass, Malabargras, capim-limão, east indian lemongrass, herbe de Malabar, lemongrass

POWO: 396927-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Vietnam, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cholera
• Repellant(Insect)
• Rheumatic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Vietnam
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Cholera
• Repellant(Insect)
• Rheumatic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cholera · Vietnam · "
• Repellant(Insect) · Elsewhere · "
• Rheumatic · Vietnam · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Effect of Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion on the Phenolic Composition and Bioactivity of <i>Cymbopogon flexuosus</i> Extracts. · 2025 source ↗
• First haplotype-resolved genome assembly of citral-rich lemongrass <i>Cymbopogon flexuosus</i> var. Krishna · 2026 source ↗
• Multi-target molecular mechanisms of Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil reveal membrane destabilization, ROS-mediated cellular damage, efflux perturbation, biofilm suppression and resistance-target interference in Staphylococcus aureus. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARUNDOIN
• CITRAL
• CITRONELLAL
• N-DECANAL
• DIPENTENE
• FARNESOL
• GUANIC-ACID
• HEPTENOL
• METHYL-HEPTENOL
• MYRCENE
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• TRIACONTANE
• N-DECYLALDEHYDE
• GERANIOL
• TRIACONTANOL
• METHYL-EUGENOL

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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