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CurrySimple products are a great way to get your lemongrass intake!  There are many meals of traditional Thai cuisine that include lemongrass for its unique flavor. CurrySimple offers a number of easy to prepare Thai food products with lemongrass among their ingredients: Coconut Soup (Tom Kha) and a number of Curry Sauces (Red, Green, Yellow, Masaman). Also, it is used as one of the primary ingredients for beverages made in Asia - lemongrass juice mixed with special sorts of unrefined sugar. But far more important are unsurpassed health benefits of this component. Many of them were keenly studied and scientifically confirmed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the department of Science and technology (DOST). Official scientific name of lemongrass is Cymbopogon Ciatrus; sometimes it is also referred as Citronella.
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The name "lemongrass" evolved from its special flavor which is very similar to citrus with a bit of ginger. Native tribes of Malaysia praised lemongrass as their sacred herb. There was a belief that a lemongrass balm applied on the skin (along with priest's incantations and spells) could protect a man from getting harmed during the hunt or battle. But, apart from tribal beliefs, there are a number of Citronella qualities, which are much more useful in modern times. First of all, lemongrass is widely known for its calming and stress-removing properties. Citronella flavor is one of the major components for aroma therapy candles. By reducing the harmful influence of our modern day's stressful lifestyle, lemongrass also prevents early heart attacks. It is also very helpful as a safe natural tranquilizer for people with bad sleeping problems. This harmless herb prevents headaches and fever; it is a good antiseptic, antibacterial and has positive anti-fungal properties. Boiling its leaves and drinking the liquid is believed to help reduce high blood pressure. We can't be sure if it could help protect tribal men from an enemy blade, but it could definitely prevent them from being bitten by tropical bugs due to lemongrass's insect repelling properties. Consuming lemongrass helps removing toxins from your pancreas, bladder, kidney and liver. It helps stimulate digestion, lactation, circulation of blood while reducing the level of cholesterol and uric acid in your body. Lemongrass contains high amounts of beta-carotene and antioxidants, thus protecting you from cancer. Its oil is said to be a good medicine in case several eye illnesses.
Thai food is not the only type of products where lemongrass is on the list of ingredients. Lemongrass is widely used for aromatic candles and baths; oil, made from this herb, is used for making perfumes. Also, lemongrass oil has a very good cleansing effect when applied to the skin, which is a reason of its extensive use in body care products (for example, soap). There are also simple everyday utilizations of lemongrass like adding it to the tea or home-cooked meals (poultry, fish).
