It is one of the common names of an aromatic plant for medicinal use. In Colombia we also call it lemongrass. In other countries it has other names : malojillo or citronera (Venezuela), mal ojillo (Bolivia), in French is Citronelle , hierba Luisa (Ecuador, Chile and Peru), cedron ( Argentina ). Its scientific name is Cymbopogon citratus and belongs to the family Poaceae. It is basically used for the control of very high fevers and flatulence.
