Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Saccharum bengalense
Scientific Name and Description
Saccharum bengalense Retz
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | ekar, ekra, munj |
| Hindi | kans, moonj, munj, munja, sara, sarkanda |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Saccharum bengalense Retz. Grass Leaves Menstrual problem; remedy for abortion Women; pregnant women Jain et al. 2004
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2004
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)