Precautions for Using Lemongrass Essential Oil, Is Cogongrass Root the Same as Isatis Root

What precautions should be taken when using lemongrass essential oil? Because essential oils have many special properties, when using them you must fully understand each oil's various properties and the different effects that can be obtained from its different methods of use.

Precautions for lemongrass essential oil:

1. Essential oils are not a substitute for medicine and cannot be used to treat any internal or external disease or disorder. If you need to address any problem in the body, it is recommended to use them under the guidance of a qualified pharmacist. When used to relieve physical discomfort, if the pain or discomfort still has not eased after use, then you should consult a qualified aromatherapist.   

2. Strictly keep the dosage of essential oil within the safe range for use. Using too much may produce the opposite effect and will accumulate toxins in the body, especially sage essential oil, marjoram essential oil and ylang-ylang essential oil. 

3. Essential oils generally should be diluted before use, unless otherwise stated.    

4. Be careful not to let children come into direct contact with essential oils.

5. Store sealed in a dark glass bottle, placed in a cool place, avoiding direct sunlight; this way you can extend their period of use and better preserve their efficacy. 

6. Avoid direct contact of essential oils with the eyes and other sensitive areas. 

7. Avoid contact of essential oils with plastic, paint and painted surfaces.

Is cogongrass root the same as isatis root

No; the rhizome of cogongrass is densely covered with scales. The culms are clustered, erect, 30-90 cm tall, with 2-3 nodes, and the nodes bear soft hairs 4-10 mm long. The leaves are mostly clustered at the base; the leaf sheaths are hairless, or the upper part and margins and the sheath mouth have cilia, and when old the base may split into fibers; the ligule is dry and membranous, blunt-tipped, about 1 mm long; the leaf blades are linear or linear-lanceolate, tapering to a point at the tip, gradually narrowing at the base, the basal leaves are long, almost equal to the plant, and the stem leaves are shorter. The panicle is columnar, 5-20 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, with branches shortened and densely packed.