Sugar cane

Scientific name of Sugarcane: Saccharum officinarum
Name of Sugarcane in different languages:-
English: Sugarcane
Sanskrit: Jeevani, Ikshu
Hindi: Ganna, Pundiya
Malayalam: Karimbu-കരിമ്പ്
Tamil: கரும்பு-Karumbu
Plant description of Sugarcane:
Sugar cane is a perennial plant, belong to the grass family, grows to the height up to15 feet, stems are strong, un-branched, grows in clumps, grow in joint nodes, color yellowish-green, pink or purplish.The leaves are long, alternate, thick midribs, toothed edges and grow to a length of 60 cm and width of 5 cm.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Acicular | Margin-Entire | Venation-parallel |
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Useful plant parts:
Stem (Juice)
Medicinal uses:
To treat jaundice, control Pitta, cleaning blood, strengthen stomach, kidneys, brain and sex organs, heart and eyes, Good energizer.
Chemical content:
Iron and carbohydrate.
Sugar cane is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurvedic medicines like:-
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