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Ikshu (Sugar cane) - Saccharum officinarum
| 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. |
| 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. |