Native Lemon Grass as Effective as Asprin

This article was recently broadcast on the ABC news... its so very exciting to see more investigations into our native plants!

Native Lemongrass (Cymbopogon ambiguus), a type of grass native to Central Australia, has recently been scientifically proven to be as effective as Aspirin in the treatment of migraines, headaches, muscular pains and inflammation.

Native Lemon Grass is an important medicinal plant for aboriginal groups in central Australia. The leaves are crushed and inhaled for chest complaints.
The leaves and roots are crushed and infused in water and drunk in small amounts or rubbed on the body to treat most forms of aches, pains and inflammation.

Now a team of researchers from the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University in New South Wales, Australia, has confirmed that Native Lemongrass is in fact "as potent as aspirin" for treating headaches and inflammations.

The team, led by Dr Darren Grice, have just published their findings of a 5 year research project into Native Lemongrass in the academic journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine in early 2010.

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