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Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
A tropical clump that puts lemon in soup — fever-and-digestion folklore with a wok pedigree.
Flavor
Lemon zest, ginger-grass, a little fat when you bruise the bulb — soup, not candy.
Symptoms
fever, indigestion, nausea, cold
In favor
True food medicine
Days to harvest
90–120 days from a rooted stalk to a cookable clump
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