Common Name : Lemon Grass Other Name : Bhutika, West Indian Lemon Grass. Botanical Name : Cymbopogon Citratus (dc.) Stapf. Plant Family : Poaceae Synonyms : Andropogon Citratus Dc.part Used : Dried Whole Leaf. Overview : Cultivated As A Culinary Herb And For Medicinal Use. The essential oil of lemon grass (0.2 to 0.5%) consists mainly of citral. The herb also contains cymbopogone, cymbopogonol myrcene, nerol, limonene, linalool and beta-caryophyllene.