The genus Cymbopogon (Poaceae) is composed of more than 100 species found in tropical countries, and about 56 species have essential oils with aromatic characteristics and some ones have mediinal, pharmaceutical and industrial importance. The essential oils of the genus are rich in mono-and sesquiterpenes. Among the species of the genus Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt, popularly known as |citronella|, |Java citro...
Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt (‘Java citronella’) is an important essential oil yielding aromatic grass cultivated in India and Brazil and its volatile essential oils extracted from its leaves are used in perfumery, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and flavoring industries. However, there is no report on any psychopharmacological study of C. winterianus leaf essential oil (LEO) available to date. In this study, the p...