This document discusses the development of a multipurpose herbal powder containing lemongrass, ginger, stevia, cardamom, mint, and cinnamon. The powder provides vitamins, minerals, and anti-inflammatory properties. Lemongrass contains citral, which has been shown to induce cancer cell death through apoptosis. The powder aims to be a healthy and cost-effective alternative to adding sugar to drinks and foods.
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2. ROAD MAP
INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES
ABOUT THE
PRODUCT
MATERIALS
USED
METHODBUDGETING
BENEFIT OF
INGREDENTS
ACTIVE
INGREDENTS
Mechanism Of
Citral
CONCLUSION REFERANCES
3. INTRODUCTION
• Multipurpose sweet herbal powder”, It has been designed to
complement beverages like tea, coffee, milk as well as
cookies, etc. without adding sugar as it contains stevia which
is a natural sweetener without adding calorie.
• Lemon grass tea is antifungal , anti microbial and ant
cancerous. Also Anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-
bacterial, anti-obesity, and antihypertensive evidences of
lemongrass tea were clearly elucidated to support initial
pharmacological claims. (Olorunnisola, S. K.; Asiyanbi, -
H. T.; Hammed, A. M.; Simsek, S. 2014)
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• Citral is a very important component in lemongrass oil.
• It is proved to have anticancer properties in various human
cancer cell lines (Ghosh, Kavisa-2013)
• Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100
different and distinctive diseases(medicineNet.com)
• Ingredients of concern are Citral, acidic polysaccrides.
• Findings are published in scientific journal “ Plant Medica”.
5. OBJECTIVES
To standardize an innovative and healthy product for consumer
acceptance
To design on the demand of nutrition
To select the appropriate packaging material for the product
To make the product cost effective
6. ABOUT THE PRODUCT
• Ginger
• Stevia
• Cardamom
• Lemongrass
• Mint and
• Cinnamon
This product
contains
• vitamin A, vitamin B-
Complex, vitamin C,
zinc, chromium,
potassium, calcium,
manganese, copper,
iron etc
Provide vitamins
and minerals
necessary for
daily diet such as
7. MATERIALS USED
Ingredients Amount
ginger powder ¾ tsp(3.75g)
Stevia ½ tsp (2.5g)
Dried lemon grass powder ¾ tsp(3.75g)
Cardamom powder ½ tsp(2.5g)
Dried mint powder ¼ tsp(1.25g)
Cinnamon ¼ tsp(1.25g)
8. Method
Dry all the
ingredient
separately in
hot air oven
Grind all the
ingredients
separately
Mix the
ingredient as
per standard
Multipurpose
sweet herbal
powder is
ready Then fill
in tea bag 2-3
g/bag
Take boil
warm water in
cup dip one
tea bag for 1-2
mint and up to
you then
remove tea
bag with a
teaspoon
9. BUDGETING
Ingredients Price
Stevia Rs.
Ginger powder Rs. 60
Cardamom powder Rs. 20
Lemon grass powder Rs. 30
Mint powder Rs. 20
Cinnamon powder Rs. 10
Packaging material Rs. 90
gas Rs.
Total Rs 230
10. BENEFITS OF INGREDENTS
LEMONGRASS
• Possesses hyperlipidemia and anti-hypercholesterolemia properties
• Effective in combating obesity
• Contains essential vitamins and minerals
MINT
• Natural anti-microbial agent and breath freshener
• Helps in aiding stomach upsets and indigestion
CARDAMOM
• Is an excellent detoxifier as it has diuretic properties
• It is also good for oral health
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CINNMON
• Increases insulin sensitivity
• Has anti-viral antiulcer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-
cardiovascular and anti-cancer effects
MAJOR INGREDIENTS GINGER
• Helps with menstrual cramps, indigestion, joint pain, arthritis and
asthma
• Helps to lower lipid levels, cholesterol, LDL, VLDL , blood sugar
level
STEVIA
• Natural sweetener which helps to lower blood sugar level.
• Contains trace minerals like zinc, chromium
12. Active ingredients
• Citral/lemonal
– a strong antimicrobial and anti-cancerous
• Aromatic Terpene
– Target cancer cells without side effect
• Folate
– Prevents neural tube defects and play a vital role in cell
division and DNA synthesis
– Acidic Polysaccharides
– It suppresses tumor growth
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• Pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, thiamine
• Essential in sense that body requires them from
external source to replenish
• Vit C, Vit A
Antioxidants
• Potassium
Controls heart rate and blood pressure
• Manganese
Co factor for antioxidant enzyme
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Medicinal uses of citral
• Citral is used for synthesis of Vit A
• Helpful in relieving colitis and indigestion
• Helpful to relieve symptoms of headache and stress
• Its infusion often used to relieve infections such as sore
throats and bronchitis
• citral oil is used as skin tonor
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Citral as a major Anticancerous
• Lemon grass kills the cancerous cells in vitro, leaving
healthy cells unharmed
• It is a key component which give lemon aroma and taste
• Citral cause cancer cells to commit suicide using
apoptosis
• It can also be used as preventive measurement against
cancer
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Acidic Polysaccharides as an anti cancerous
• It suppresses tumor growth
• The activation of tumor suppressor gene enhanced the activity of
cell triggering enzymes and turned off certain genes that prevent
cell death
• It also disrupted activity of mitochondrial membranes , which is
an initial step of apoptosis
• Laboratory studies shows that lemon grass is able to kill cancer cells
by activation of a process called apoptosis.
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Apoptosis
• Apoptosis is the mechanism of programmed cell death
• Cell activates specific molecular signals that results in
collapse of cell structure
• Fragmentation of the nuclear DNA and cell membrane
breakdown
• The dying cell is readily engulfed by macrophage cell of
the immune system
18. Mechanism of citral
• In each cell in our body, there is a genetic
programme which causes programmed cell death.
• When something goes wrong, the cell divide
uncontrolled and become cancer cell
• In normal cells, when the cell discovers that the
control system is not working properly e.g. when it
recognize that a cell contain faulty genetic material
following cell division, it triggers cell death
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• citral is characterized for
monoterpenes compounds,
and citral is the major
component, present at levels
of, approximately, 65-85%.
Citral (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-
octadienal) is the name given
to a natural mixture of two
isomeric acyclic monoterpene
aldehydes: geranial (trans-
citral, citral A) and neral (cis-
citral, citral B).(Salvador 2008)
20. CONCLUSION
• Multipurpose sweet herbal powder is a zero calorie sweetener.
It contains many minerals necessary for daily diet such as
vitamin A, vitamin B-Complex, vitamin C, zinc, chromium,
potassium, calcium, manganese, copper, iron etc.
• It can be used by everyone and also be consumed by person
with diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol etc.
• A drink with little as one gram of lemon grass contain enough
citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide
• Patient should take at least six cups of lemon grass tea
• Higher the dose will increase the results