Dental uses of Lemon grass:
- Herbal alternative to chlorhexidine mouthwash
- Anti-bacterial activity
- In management of periodontitis
- Anti-plaque activity
References;
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- Edris AE. Pharmaceutical and therapeutic potentials of essential oils and their individual volatile constituents: A review. Phytother Res 2007;21:308-23.