Re: [Everything doTERRA] Re: Lemongrass question

U are awesome!!

On Apr 5, 2012, at 2:17 AM, Anne <mummaneedles@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.drugs.com/npp/lemongrass.html
> http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essential-oils/lemongrass.htm
>
> These two sites have a lot of info about lemongrass and thumbing
> through the first few pages of a google search for lemongrass oil
> toxicity came back with zero information on toxicity. The only
> things mentioned were cautions about skin irritation for new users.
> Since lemongrass is widely used in cooking in much of Asia, and in
> Auryvedic medicine in India for thousands of years and there are no
> reports of internal toxicity anywhere, including webmd (though their
> stance was "it hasn't been tested so we don't know, therefore don't
> use it...) I would say it's safe to assume it's fine.
>
> The second site http://www.essentialoils.co.za/banned-oils.htm does
> list quite of few things as "Banned" by the IFRA ?? so it makes some
> interesting reading...
>
> Still haven't seen lemongrass on the hepatic toxicity list tho'
>
> a
>
> On Apr 4, 9:14 am, RA <ralsw...@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>> I have been taking Lemongrass in a capsule to help with high
>> cholesterol. However, last night I watched an oil blending webinar
>> and Lemongrass was listed along with several other oils as not
>> recommended for 'long-term' use due to possible liver damage.
>>
>> Does anyone know more about this? I would like to keep using it and
>> have been taking 8 drops in a capsule once a day...
>>
>> FYI - the webinar was on Doterra oils.
>>
>> thanks,
>> Roberta
>
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