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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

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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Capsicum) US Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide US Duke, 1992 *
Bedsore US Duke, 1992 *
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 China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough US Duke, 1992 *
Cough Java Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea US Duke, 1992 *