Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |
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Botanical Name |
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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |
English
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Sorghum |
Synonym(s) |
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Andropogon sorghum (L.)Brot., Holcus bicolor L., Holcus sorghum L., Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench., Sorghum vulgare Pers. |
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General Info
| Description |
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An annual, but some cultivars perennial. It grows in clumps which may reach over 4 meters high. The grain is small reaching about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiabortive, cyanogenetic, emollient, intoxicant, and poison; demulcent and diuretic (seed); astringent and haemostatic (inflorescence). |
Pharmacology
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For cancer, epilepsy, flux and stomachache; for malaria (root); for breast disease, diarrhea, in the treatment of kidney and urinary complaints (seed); for tubercular swellings (stem) |
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