Saccharum officinarum L.
| Synonym : | Arundo saccharifera Garsault Saccharum monandrum Rottb. Saccharum occidentale Sw. Saccharum viola |
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| Bangla Name : | Akh,Kusur,Gendari,Kuishyal,Ikkhu,Tang-ray(Chakma),Pichchi(Khasia),Krang-bawn(Rakhaing),Khet paw(Muro |
| English Name : | Sugarcane,Noble cane. |
| Family : | Poaceae |
| Disease : | Jaundice, lipoma, stomachache, tuberculosis, vaginocele, diuretic, tonic, demulcent, cooling, aperie |
| Description : | Perennial, forming tall clumps. Culms solid, nodes glabrous, glabrous below inflorescence. Leaf sheaths glabrous, pilose at mouth; leaf blades usually glabrous, midrib large, white, margins sharply serrate, base rounded, apex acuminate; ligule 2–3 mm, ciliate. Spikelets 3.5–4 mm; callus hairs 2–3 times length of spikelet; lower glume oblong, uniformly firm throughout, buff-colored, back glabrous, margins membranous and ciliate above, apex acuminate; lower lemma oblong-lanceolate, subequal to glumes; upper lemma linear, awnless. Lodicules glabrous.Anthers 3.Fl. and fr. autumn. |
| Distribution : | This species is found in Ishwardi, Pabna, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Dinajpur. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Sugar and calcium oxalate. 5-0-methyapigenin etc. from flowers. |
| Uses : | This plant is used in Jaundice, lipoma, stomachache, tuberculosis, vaginocele, diuretic, tonic, demulcent, cooling, aperient, laxative, fatigue, thirst, intestinal troubles, lungs, ulcers, stimulant. |
| Habit : | Herb |