Lemony Lemon Grass

Tropical Belize is home to many rainforest properties for sale that come along with a few shrubs that end up being very useful and beneficiary to the owners. One of these shrubs include the lemon grass plant which is a perennial plant that grows in large clusters of long thin green leaves. This plant resembles the common field or cow grass and it has a pleasing lemony, citrus aroma when crumpled.


There are more than fifty varieties of lemon grass but not all are used for culinary, medicinal or agricultural purposes.Many Belizeans have lemon grass plants growing in their Belize off grid home gardens, apart from just being seen as a decorative plant, lemongrass is also cultivated for its health benefits.

For many years the lemon grass also known as fever grass has been used as a traditional remedy to reduce and alleviate many fever and digestives issues inBelize properties. The grass leaves are pruned and boiled into a tea to alleviate diarrhea and stomach ache in both adults and children. Planting a few shrubs at the Belize eco-communityis great idea as it’s an easy plant to grow and requires little care except for watering during the dry season.

The health benefits of lemongrass are not limited to only the stomach but is also use to detoxify the body, treat infections and lower cholesterol and respiratory disorders. Lemon grass can be planted in gardens in and around anyrainforest property in Belize to protect against insects as well.

The nutritional facts of lemon grass are that it comes with an abundant source of essential vitaminsand minerals which is required by the human body and another reason to start propagating it atbetter in Belize eco-community or any off-grid property for sale.


For detailed information onlemon grass uses whilst living in Belize or in and around eco- villages in Belizeplease email us at info@betterinbelize.com or visit our site and browse at http://www.betterinbelize.com. You can also call us Toll- Free from North America 1-877-836-2756. 
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