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

 Bambusa arundinacea (Poaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tabashir

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac Elsewhere *
Cold(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Cough(Veterinary) Elsewhere *
Cyanogenetic Elsewhere *
Cyanogenetic US *
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Fever Elsewhere *
Flatulence Elsewhere *
Jaundice Elsewhere *
Larvicide Elsewhere *
Pectoral Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
Poison Elsewhere *
Tumor Arab Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Water Elsewhere *
*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.