Green Dried Lemongrass Leaves

Lemongrass, also known as Cymbopogon citratus, is a tropical grass with long, thin, green leaves that produce a strong lemon aroma when touched:

• Flavor: Has a light, refreshing, lemony flavor with a hint of ginger.
• Uses: A staple ingredient in Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Indonesian cuisine, used to flavor soups, curries, sauces, fish, and seafood stews. In Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, cooks pulverize lemongrass in mortars to create a thick curry paste.
• Essential oil: The essential oil from lemongrass has a typical lemon-like odor.

Medicinal use: In traditional Indian medicine, the leaves are used as a stimulant, sudorific, antiperiodic, and anticatarrhal. The essential oil is used as a carminative, depressant, analgesic, antipyretic, antibacterial, and antifungal agent.