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Lemon Grass May Help Prevent Cancer
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A few studies revealed that Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf) contains active ingredients that may be useful in preventing cancer most particularly colon cancer.

Lemon Grass - is a green, tall, stalky, blade-like plant that grows in tropical places and is widely used in oriental cooking. It is famous in giving vibrant lemony fragrance in cooking rice, soup, curries and other asian recipes. It is suitable for poultry, fish and seafood. It can be purchased in Asian, Chinese and Oriental Stores. African and Latin American countries also use lemon grass as tea.

Aside from its significant role in the Culinary Department, it is also known for it's

Medicinal Attributes. It has been used for centuries by South East Asian herbalists. According to some articles, Malaysian and Indonesian herbalists used lemon grass as a tea to fight depression, bad moods, fever, nervous and digestive disorders.

Several studies also revealed that lemon grass intake promotes good digestion, relief for menstrual pain and nausea.

IAn article written by Allison Kaplan Sommer dated April 02, 2006 stated that there was an Israeli Agriculturist who grew a farm of Lemon Grass. He was wondering why so many cancer patients all around the country were showing up and asking for his very own fresh lemon grass and was informed later that their attending physicians/doctors had sent them over with strick instructions to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh lemon grass soak on it on the days that they went for their radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

In late 2008, I learned from a friend over the phone that she was diagnosed with 2nd stage breast cancer.

I was so suddened by that scary news and immediately paused for a moment of prayer. My friend said she immediately informed her friends and relatives about her breast cancer. She said, one of her friends happened to be a breast cancer survivor and advised her to drink a minimum of eight glasses of boiled lemon grass a day, with or without chemotheraphy and radiation treatment schedules. She followed her friend's instructions religiously. She then prepared 2 stalks of lemon grasses, cut into a few pieces and soaked them in over 8 glasses of water in a big casserole. She made it a habit to drink this regularly/daily as a substitute to regular or filtered water. She underwent a series of treatments and in early 2009, she happily spread the news that final results revealed that her stage 2 breast cancer was gone. She is now cancer free.