| Synonym : | S. procerum Roxb.
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| Bangla Name : | Teng, Sara. |
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| English Name : | Pin Reed Grass. |
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| Family : | Poaceae |
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| Disease : | Refrigerant , aphrodisiac. dysentery, strangury, boils , eye diseases. , demulcent and diuretic. |
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| Description : | A gigantic tufted grass, often 5 m high, fowering culms sometimes nearly 9 m high. Leaf blade reaching 1.8 m in length and 5 cm in breadth. Ligule truncate with a ring or tuft of long silky hairs, 6-25 mm distance from its base. Panicle 60 cm to 1.2 m long, pink, white or silvery, diffuse while flowering.
A gigantic tufted grass, often 5 m high, fowering culms sometimes nearly 9 m high. Leaf blade reaching 1.8 m in length and 5 cm in breadth. Ligule truncate with a ring or tuft of long silky hairs, 6-25 mm distance from its base. Panicle 60 cm to 1.2 m long, pink, white or silvery, diffuse while flowering.
A gigantic tufted grass, often 5 m high, fowering culms sometimes nearly 9 m high. Leaf blade reaching 1.8 m in length and 5 cm in breadth. Ligule truncate with a ring or tuft of long silky hairs, 6-25 mm distance from its base. Panicle 60 cm to 1.2 m long, pink, white or silvery, diffuse while flowering.
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| Distribution : | North Bengal, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain proteins, carbohydrates and a number of minerals. Stems contain soluble sugars, mucilage, proteins and amino acids. The outer covering and pith of stem contain 30-40% oxalic acid. Starch occurs in the fully formed internodes of the stem. Th |
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| Uses : | The grasses are refrigerant and aphrodisiac. It is beneficial in dysentery, strangury, boils and eye diseases. Roots are demulcent and diuretic.
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| Habit : | Herb |
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