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Lemongrass at a glance
Herbal Medical
A wild herb that eases food, water and corpse sickness.
Lemongrass
A wild herb that eases food, water and corpse sickness. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
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Where to find it
Forage it in Search Mode from March to November.
Town by town: loot locations.
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How to use it
No recipe or trait is needed to use it.
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What it does
Effect
Food, water and corpse sickness. Eat it raw or add it to hot drinks, soup, stew, rice or stir fry.
Worth knowing
Each use lowers food sickness by 12, then has a cooldown.
Treatment order for every injury: health guide.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Lemongrass is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | 0.53% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Related items
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Quick answers
Where do you find Lemongrass in Project Zomboid?
Forage it in Search Mode from March to November.
What is Lemongrass used for?
A wild herb that eases food, water and corpse sickness. No recipe or trait is needed to use it.
What does Lemongrass do in Project Zomboid?
Food, water and corpse sickness. Eat it raw or add it to hot drinks, soup, stew, rice or stir fry.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.