Medicinal Plants in Thailand.Saccharum officinarum Linn.
POACEAE
Sugar Cane
Thai name : Oi Daeng
Perennial grass, 2-5 m high; culm reddish purple, glaucous, unbranched. Leaf simple, alternate, 2.5-5 cm wide, 0.5-1 m long. Inflorescence in terminal, racemose panicle; flowers white. Fruit caryopsis.
Stem: diuretic, treatment of kidney and venereal diseases; expectorant. Dose: 70-90 g of fresh stem or 30-40 g of dried stem, slice into pieces, boil, drink twice a day before meals.
TRADITIONAL USE Stem: diuretic,treatment of kidney and venereal diseases, expectorant
By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
Volume 1
