Antibacterial activities and antioxidant activities of the volatile oil of Cymbopogon citrates from Hunan,Guang-dong,Zhejiang,Fujian and Hainan were studied in this article,it provided the basis for further development and utiliza-tion of the volatile oil from Cymbopogon citrates.Antibacterial activities of the volatile oil were determined through Oxford cup method and tubes serial dilution method,the antioxidant activities were also evaluated based on the total antioxidant,hydroxyl radical,and scavenging DPPH radical activities.The results revealed that the volatile oil from Cymbopogon citrat...