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Ikshu
- Saccharum officinarum (Sugar cane)
Ikshu
Botanical Description of
Ikshu - Saccharum officinarum (Sugar cane)
| BOTONICAL
NAME |
(Saccharum
officinarum) |
| FAMILY |
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| STRUCTURE |
The cane plant is a coarse
growing member of the grass family with juice or sap high in sugar
content. This tropical plant is ready in 11-18 months
Stem :The mature stems may
vary from 4 to 12 feet or more The stem has joints or nodes as in
other grasses. These range from 4 to 10 inches apart along the
aboveground section of the stem. At each node a broad leaf rises
which consists of a sheaf or base and the leaf blade.
Leaf :The
leaf blade is very long and narrow, varying in width from 1 to 3
inches and up to 5 feet or more in length. Also, at each node
along the stem is a bud, protected under the leaf sheath.
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| HABITAT |
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| PHARMACOLOGY |
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| CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION |
Contains
sugar,
water, calcium alkaloid, allbumin. |
Ayurvedic Description of
Ikshu - Saccharum officinarum
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SANSKRIT
NAME |
Sanskrit name Ikshu,
Dheerghacchada, Bhurirasa, Asipatra, Madhutruna, Gudamula |
LOCAL
NAMES
(in India) |
Ganna (Hindi),
Ikshu (Bengali), Hus (Marathi), sugarcane (English), Karumbu
(Tamil), kabbu (Kannada), Sheradi (Gujarati)
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PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic) |
Guna
:- guru,snigdha
Rasa :- madhura
Veerya :-sheeta
Vipaka :- madhura |
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KARMA
(Action) |
Increases kapha
normalize vatta & pitta. A good
aphrodisiacs & galactogauge
diuretic. Recommended in nursing mothersED, general
weakness,
constipation & jaundices.
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