Sereh – Cymbopogon Nardus
| Local name | Serai |
| Common name | Citronella grass; Ceylon citronella; citronella grass; Geranium grass; Nardus grass |
| Scientific name | Cymbopogon nardus; Andropogon nardus L.; Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf. Stapf Otto; Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Burtt Davy Stapf Otto |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Spermatophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Monocotyledonae Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Cymbopogon Species: Cymbopogon nardus |
| Medical part | Culm |
| Key component | flavonids (isoorientin, tricin, luteolin, cymaroside, isoscoparin, 2”-0-rhamnosyl isoorientin, eugenol, elemicin, eugenol methyleter, trans-iso-elemicin, quercetin, kaempferol, apigenin, catechol, chlorogenic, caffeic acid, hydroquinone, flavone C-glycosides, luteferol, flavonoid sulphate, apigirefol, umbelliferone, p-coumaryl alcohol, quercetin dimethyl ether) tannins (prothocyanidins) phenols (chavicol, elemicine, methyl eugenol, phenol, methyl isoeugenol) |
| Indication | antibacterial and antifungal anticancer antiinflammatory antimalarial and antitrypanosomal antidiabetic antiobesity and antihypertensive antinociceptive insecticidal anti-HIV |
| References | Tibenda JJ, Yi Q, Wang X, Zhao Q. Review of phytomedicine, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacological activities of Cymbopogon genus. Front Pharmacol. 2022 Aug 29;13:997918. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.997918. Erratum in: Front Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 07;13:1109233. PMID: 36105217; PMCID: PMC9465289. |