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| Bangla Name : | Kaon, Kakun. ,Koin Dhan (Tanchangya). |
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| English Name : | Italian millet. |
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| Family : | Poaceae |
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| Disease : | Acrid, fattening, diuretic, astringent, aphrodisiac , gravid uterus, burning sensations , healing fractures, pains and rheumatism |
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| Description : | An annual grass. Culms erect, tufted up to 1.5 m high. Leaves linear or lanceolate-linear, acuminate. Panicle 7-13 cm long, 10 mm wide or more, dense, inclined or nodding, simple, cylindric or lobed or compound. |
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| Distribution : | Cultivated in Chittagong Hill Tracts and other places of Bangladesh. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | The plant is acrid, fattening, diuretic, astringent, aphrodisiac and sedative to the gravid uterus, useful in burning sensations and healing fractures. It is a popular domestic remedy for alleviating pains of parturition, used externally in rheumatism. It |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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