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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Erianthus officinarum

Common Name
Seker Kamisi, Kan Che, Sha T'Ang, Sugarcane, Molasses, Tebu gagak, Canne A Sucre, Qamish Shaker, Qasab As Sukker, Pai Sha T'Ang, Hung T'Ang, Cana De Azucar, Shih Mi, Tebu lanjong, Ikshu

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Antidote Elsewhere *
Antidote(Capsicum) US *
Antiseptic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antivinous China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Arthritis US *
Bactericide US *
Bedsore US *
Boil China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer Nigeria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Breast) US(NY) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Throat) Australia Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiotonic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cold Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cough US *
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough Java *
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Diarrhea US *