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Lemon grass detoxifies the body.
Lemon grass is also beneficial for diabetes patients.
Swad Ka Safarnama: Today we are going to tell you about such a grass, which is used to make tea. It is not that it is useful only for tea. Actually, it is also a spice, which fills the food with taste and a different kind of fragrance. The specialty of this lemon grass is that it has a pungent smell of lemon, but the properties are somewhat different. In today’s modern era, its demand is increasing continuously. The reason for this is that it detoxifies the body and also makes the mind cool.
Its smell is more than lemon but less acid
The usefulness of lemon grass has increased so much that it is not only being cultivated, but also people are growing it in their pots, so that it can be used fresh while making tea. Now due to commercial use, it is being grown all over India, but it is mostly cultivated in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab.
Acidity is very less in lemon grass. image-canva
Now even e-companies that deliver food items online to homes are also selling it, because its features are special. Its biggest feature is that the smell emanating from it is more than that of citrus, while the acidity is considered to be negligible.
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Use of spices in food other than tea
Food historians believe that lemon grass has also been growing in forests for thousands of years like other grasses. They consider its origin to be South East Asian countries. The first record of its cultivation comes from the 17th century texts of the Philippines. Large-scale cultivation of lemon grass in India had started about a century ago. Presently it is being widely cultivated in the tropical regions of America and Asia.
The encyclopedia Britannica notes that the pungent odor has made it a staple of kitchens throughout Southeast Asia. In Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, lemongrass and its bulbs (herb stalks) are ground with spices in a spice. It is also used as a spice in South India. Apart from making tea, this grass and its juice also have medicinal uses.
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removes toxins from the body
Ayurveda has considered this grass special. According to well-known Ayurveda expert Acharya Balkishan, who has done extensive research on Indian herbs, fruits and vegetables, tea made from its leaves is very tasty, aromatic and invigorating. If we look at the properties and effects of lemon grass, it is bitter, pungent, hot, rough, pungent, expectorant, laxative, expectorant.
Lemongrass tea reduces the level of blood sugar in the body. Image-Canva
According to well-known Ayurvedacharya Dr. RP Parashar, lemon grass is detoxifying for the body. This is its special and natural quality. Make tea by putting grass in it, drinking it will bring out the toxic elements of the body. It also removes the tension of the mind and you will start feeling comfortable. Another feature of this is that it helps in deep sleep after its consumption. It is also believed that lemongrass tea reduces the level of blood sugar in the body. Means sugar can be controlled. Vegetable made from its spices does not cause constipation problem.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 30, 2023, 06:58 IST
