Cymbopogon schoenanthus (Linn.) Spreng. |
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Botanical Name |
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Cymbopogon schoenanthus (Linn.) Spreng. |
English
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Camel grass, Camel hay |
Synonym(s) |
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Andropogon schoenanthus Linn., Andropogon lanigerum Desf., Andropogon jwarancusa subsp. laniger (Desf.) Hook. |
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General Info
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A perennial caespitose grass. Stem erect, glabrous; leaves 30.0 cm x 0.2 cm filiform, sheaths glabrous; inflorescence narrow panicle, 30 cm long racemes divaricate. |
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Acrid, bitter, pungent, as a diaphoretic stimulant, carminative, emmenagogue (roots and rhizome); stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic and diaphoretic (oil) |
Pharmacology
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For fevers, colds and gonorrhoea; in rheumatism and neuralgia (oil) |
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