Herb
Lemongrass
A bright, citrusy grass, brewed as tea, traditionally used to settle the stomach, calm the nerves, and refresh the body.
⤢📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 85/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Lemongrass is a tall, fragrant tropical grass with a fresh citrus scent and flavor, used fresh or dried in cooking and tea across many cultures.
📜 Where it comes from
Lemongrass has been used for centuries in Southeast Asian and South Asian cooking and folk medicine, valued as a fragrant tea for settling the stomach and calming the nerves. Traditional practitioners in these regions also used it more broadly for fevers and minor ailments. It has since spread worldwide as both a culinary ingredient and a calming herbal tea.
✨ Why it's good for you
- Traditionally used to help settle the stomach
- May help support a calm, relaxed feeling
- Often enjoyed as a refreshing, caffeine-free tea
- Traditionally used to support healthy digestion
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 tbsp fresh (5g) · about 5 calories
- Potassium 34mg
- Iron 0.4mg
- Manganese 0.2mg
- Vitamin C 1.3mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 How to use it
Steep 1 teaspoon of dried (or a few slices of fresh) lemongrass in hot water for 5–10 minutes for a light, lemony teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →; enjoy a cup or two a day, hot or iced.
How much: As teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 1 teaspoon dried (or a few slices fresh) per cup, one to two cups daily.
Why it works: Herbalists attribute lemongrass's calming, stomach-settling reputation to its aromatic plant oils, which are thought to relax the digestive muscles gently and lend the teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → its soothing effect.
Show full details & how to prepare it
Lemongrass is the tall, fragrant grass that gives many Southeast Asian dishes their bright citrus note, and as a teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → it's both refreshing and quietly soothing — used to settle a queasy or bloated stomach and to take the edge off a tense, restless day.
A light teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → of the fresh or dried stalk is the easiest way to enjoy it, hot or iced. Like most culinary herbs it's very gentle in food and tea amounts; only the concentrated essential oilA very concentrated plant oil — always diluted before it touches skin. How to make an essential oil → is strong, and that's never for swallowing.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- Food and tea amounts are very gentle; the concentrated essential oil is strong and not for swallowing.
- Avoid medicinal amounts in pregnancy.
- Rarely, the oil can irritate skin; those on diabetes or blood-pressure medicine should keep to ordinary tea amounts.
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