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

 Erianthus officinarum (Poaceae)

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Common name(s)
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

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Uses 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 Java *
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea US *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.