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Ikshu (Sugar cane) - Saccharum officinarum
 

BOTONICAL NAME
 
Saccharum officinarum
FAMILY
 
 
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. 
HABITAT  
PHARMACOLOGY  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
 
Contains sugar water, calcium alkaloid, allbumin.
World distribution:  

Ayurvedic Description of 'Ikshu (Sugar cane) - Saccharum officinarum.

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)
 
PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic)
Guna :- guru,snigdha
Rasa :- madhura
Veerya :-sheeta
Vipaka :- madhura
KARMA (Action)
Increases kapha normalize vatta & pitta. A good aphrodisiacs & galactogauge diuretic. Recommended in nursing mothers ED, general weakness, constipation & jaundices.



 

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