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Essential oils: Lemongrass – the science

February 6, 2012 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

Lemongrass is reported to be an essential oil with great anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. Does it stand up to the science?ANTI-FUNGAL PROPERTIESThis study (1) concluded that “…limited exposure of yeasts to lemongrass oil at subcidal concentration can suppress growth for more than 24h. Altogether, the results obtained indicate that lemongrass oil possessed antifungal and antibiofilm…

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