Anticancer effect of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus STAPF) extract induced mRNA levels of apoptotic genes and mitochondrial fission in MCF-7.

Lemongrass Essential Oil Extraction

Lemongrass leaves (Cymbopogon citratus STAPF) were purchased from the local medicinal plants markets in November 2021 and deposited with a voucher specimen (237). The extract was performed from fresh lemongrass leaves through 3 h of boiling hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus and as described in [1]. The extract was stored at 4 °C in a dark receptacle until the moment of use as.