When you grow the lemon grass, yes. Lemon grass oil that comes in cans I would not ..NOT... consume because it has been processed and cleaned et cetera with various chemicals.
Salay, also called lemon grass is a fragrant tropical grass that is widely used in Asian cuisine. Its scientific name is Cymbopogon ciatrus.
Leaf sheath and spikes
erectophile (grass), planophile(water cress) or with edible leaves.
Vinegar
There are many lemon-scented herbs, but they all have slightly different aromas and flavors and none taste exactly like lemongrass. Whichever one is the best choice depends on your personal taste. These include lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon myrtle, and lemon thyme. You can also use actual lemon, including lemon juice and/or lemon rind.One person suggested a mixture of lemon rind and cilantro. Say 3 parts lemon rind to 1 part cilantro. Rind of 1 lemon + couple sprigs of cilantro = 2 lemon grass stalks
Cymbopogon citratus is commonly known as lemon grass or oil grass. It is an edible plant from Southeast Asia used in a wide variety of Asian dishes.
no
Most vegetation can be distiled by boiling it for a period of time in some thing like grain alcohol Boiling anything in alcohol however would best be done in an inert atmosphere over a spark proof hot plate. at a certain point the lemon grass will look like straw and verything that was in it will be mixed into the grain alcohol. distill the alcohol and you will be left with whatever was in the lemon grass,
citronella
No, citronella oil is extracted from Citronella grass(Cymbopogon nordus , Cymbopogon winterianus etc.) Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus ,Cymbopogon flexuosus etc.) gives lemon grass oil. Both the types of plants are very much similar. Lemon grass is about 1 m tall while the other is about 2 m. The Pseudo stem of lemon grass is green while the other's is red. Both the types of the oils are almost same in utility. However lemon grass is widely used in food preparation. The smell of the both are different.
Oil of Cymbopogon, Lemon-grass oil
Lemon Grass is a type of bush-like grass which one can find in Kerala, India. It is a cattle feed too. Through distillation process oil is extracted from lemon grass and this oil is used as repellent and has high medicinal values.
disadvantages of lemon grass
Lemon grass leaves and oil is used to make medicine. It is also used as a fragrance in cosmetic products and soaps. It is used for treating digestive tract issues.
edible grass
Tagalog of lemon grass is " Tanglad"
Tagalog translation of LEMON GRASS: tanglad