lemon grass as a miracle

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INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES ABOUT THE PRODUCT

MATERIALS USED

METHODBUDGETINGBENEFIT OF INGREDENTS

ACTIVE INGREDENTS

Mechanism Of Citral CONCLUSION REFERANCES

INTRODUCTION• Multipurpose sweet herbal powder”, It has been designed

to complement beverages like tea, coffee, milk as well as cookies, etc. without adding sugar as it contains stevia which is a natural sweetener without adding calorie.

• Lemon grass tea is antifungal , anti microbial and ant cancerous. Also Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-obesity, and antihypertensive evidences of lemongrass tea were clearly elucidated to support initial pharmacological claims. (Olorunnisola, S. K.; Asiyanbi, -H. T.; Hammed, A. M.; Simsek, S. 2014)

Continue…• Citral is a very important component in lemongrass oil. • It is proved to have anticancer properties in various human

cancer cell lines (Ghosh, Kavisa-2013) • Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100

different and distinctive diseases(medicineNet.com)• Ingredients of concern are Citral, acidic polysaccrides.• Findings are published in scientific journal “ Plant Medica”.

OBJECTIVESTo standardize an innovative and healthy product for consumer

acceptance

To design on the demand of nutrition

To select the appropriate packaging material for the product

To make the product cost effective

ABOUT THE PRODUCT

• Ginger• Stevia• Cardamom• Lemongrass• Mint and• Cinnamon

This product contains

• vitamin A, vitamin B-Complex, vitamin C, zinc, chromium, potassium, calcium, manganese, copper, iron etc

Provide vitamins and minerals necessary for

daily diet such as

MATERIALS USEDIngredients Amount 

ginger powder ¾ tsp(3.75g)

Stevia ½ tsp (2.5g)

Dried lemon grass powder ¾ tsp(3.75g)

Cardamom powder ½ tsp(2.5g)

Dried mint powder ¼ tsp(1.25g)

Cinnamon ¼ tsp(1.25g)

Method

Dry all the ingredient

separately in hot air oven

Grind all the ingredients separately

Mix the ingredient as per standard

Multipurpose sweet herbal

powder is ready Then fill in tea bag 2-3

g/bag

Take boil warm water in cup dip one

tea bag for 1-2 mint and up to

you then remove tea bag with a teaspoon

 BUDGETINGIngredients Price

Stevia Rs.

Ginger powder Rs. 60

Cardamom powder Rs. 20

Lemon grass powder Rs. 30

Mint powder Rs. 20

Cinnamon powder Rs. 10

Packaging material Rs. 90

gas Rs.

Total Rs 230

BENEFITS OF INGREDENTS LEMONGRASS• Possesses hyperlipidemia and anti-hypercholesterolemia properties • Effective in combating obesity • Contains essential vitamins and minerals

MINT • Natural anti-microbial agent and breath freshener • Helps in aiding stomach upsets and indigestion

CARDAMOM • Is an excellent detoxifier as it has diuretic properties • It is also good for oral health

Counti…CINNMON • Increases insulin sensitivity• Has anti-viral antiulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti- cardiovascular and anti-cancer effects

MAJOR INGREDIENTS GINGER • Helps with menstrual cramps, indigestion, joint pain, arthritis and asthma • Helps to lower lipid levels, cholesterol, LDL, VLDL , blood sugar level

STEVIA • Natural sweetener which helps to lower blood sugar level.• Contains trace minerals like zinc, chromium

Active ingredients• Citral/lemonal

– a strong antimicrobial and anti-cancerous• Aromatic Terpene

– Target cancer cells without side effect• Folate

– Prevents neural tube defects and play a vital role in cell division and DNA synthesis

– Acidic Polysaccharides– It suppresses tumor growth

Continue….• Pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, thiamine• Essential in sense that body requires them from external

source to replenish• Vit C, Vit A Antioxidants

• PotassiumControls heart rate and blood pressure

• ManganeseCo factor for antioxidant enzyme

Continue….Medicinal uses of citral• Citral is used for synthesis of Vit A• Helpful in relieving colitis and indigestion• Helpful to relieve symptoms of headache and stress• Its infusion often used to relieve infections such as sore

throats and bronchitis• citral oil is used as skin tonor

Continue….Citral as a major Anticancerous• Lemon grass kills the cancerous cells in vitro, leaving

healthy cells unharmed• It is a key component which give lemon aroma and taste• Citral cause cancer cells to commit suicide using

apoptosis• It can also be used as preventive measurement against

cancer

Continue….Acidic Polysaccharides as an anti cancerous• It suppresses tumor growth• The activation of tumor suppressor gene enhanced the activity of

cell triggering enzymes and turned off certain genes that prevent cell death

• It also disrupted activity of mitochondrial membranes , which is an initial step of apoptosis

• Laboratory studies shows that lemon grass is able to kill cancer cells by activation of a process called apoptosis.

Continue….Apoptosis• Apoptosis is the mechanism of programmed cell death• Cell activates specific molecular signals that results in

collapse of cell structure• Fragmentation of the nuclear DNA and cell membrane

breakdown• The dying cell is readily engulfed by macrophage cell of

the immune system

Mechanism of citral• In each cell in our body, there is a genetic

programme which causes programmed cell death.• When something goes wrong, the cell divide

uncontrolled and become cancer cell• In normal cells, when the cell discovers that the

control system is not working properly e.g. when it recognize that a cell contain faulty genetic material following cell division, it triggers cell death

Continue….• citral is characterized for

monoterpenes compounds, and citral is the major component, present at levels of, approximately, 65-85%. Citral (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal) is the name given to a natural mixture of two isomeric acyclic monoterpene aldehydes: geranial (trans-

citral, citral A) and neral (cis-citral, citral B).(Salvador  2008)

 CONCLUSION

• Multipurpose sweet herbal powder is a zero calorie sweetener. It contains many minerals necessary for daily diet such as vitamin A, vitamin B-Complex, vitamin C, zinc, chromium, potassium, calcium, manganese, copper, iron etc.

• It can be used by everyone and also be consumed by person with diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol etc.

• A drink with little as one gram of lemon grass contain enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide

• Patient should take at least six cups of lemon grass tea• Higher the dose will increase the results

References• Braz J Infect Dis vol.12 no.1 Salvador Feb. 2008• http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702008000100014 • Ghosh, Kavisa. Pharmacognosy

Communications3.4 (Oct-Dec 2013): 41-48•  International Food Research Journal . 2014, Vol. 21

Issue 2, p455-462. 8p.• www.nutrition-and-you.com• medicineNet.com