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Species

Is Cymbopogon schoenanthus a species? Badagnani (talk) 22:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC) Is lemon grass tea a cancer cure? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.182.244.1 (talk) 01:27, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

cooking

Not sure if it is worth expanding this into a subsection. One point I wanted to make was yes it is used in asian cuisine however in most dishes it is removed after cooking but just beofre serving. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yiwentang (talk • contribs) 18:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Thai food it is generally sliced thinly and eaten with the food. In soups it is left in, and some people eat it, many do not. 76.105.216.34 (talk) 06:34, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Medical research

These sites: [Yahoo answers] , [israel research] and [Cancer blog] talks about this grass.Agre22 (talk) 16:03, 20 May 2009 (UTC)agre22[reply]

Links to other languages added

I found out that the article wasn't linked to the several existing translations. Geopolitical Analysis 20:45, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Etymology

Is this correct? Cymbopogon Kymbe: bowl, or drinking cup (Greek). Derived Term: Cymbal. Pogon: beard (Greek). This refers to the shape of the flower. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moadeeb (talk • contribs) 11:17, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Citronella Grass

This page says "Besides oil production, citronella grass is also used for culinary purposes, as a flavoring." However, the actual Cymbopogon nardus (Citronella grass) page says it's not edible. Which is it? Indium (talk) 02:33, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]