Saccharum spontaneum Kasa Kusha | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Saccharum spontaneum

Scientific Name and Description

Saccharum spontaneum L.

Herb Family

Poaceae

Plant type

Orchid

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	kansgrass
Hindi	dharbi ghas, kagara, kahi, kans, kansi, kas, kasa, kosa, kus, munj, nannana
Kannada	darbhe, darbhe hullu, dharbe kabbu, gorasu hullu, hodake-hullu, hodakehullu, hodekehullu, hodike hullu, huchhu kabbu, kaadu kabbu, mudduli hullu, muddulihullu, muthhala hullu, muttullahullu, mutulla-hullu, mutullahullu
Malayalam	kerpa, kusa, nannana
Marathi	dharbi, dhub, kaash, kagara, kangar, kasaada, kasai, kasayi
Sanskrit	ikshugandha, kasa, kasah, kash, kasha, kashi, khaggara, svetacamara
Tamil	- accaparam, achabaram, acumantakam, acumantakappul, alikai, amai, ancani , anitcam, anjani, antamayimai, antamayina, antattaimayinamakki, cacaparam, cankapitam, cankipitam, cankunappul, cantakam, caracoti, carattikam, caravanattattai, carpacci, carparacciyam, carpatci, carpatcimaram, carupparaci, catparaci, cattiyacantakam, cavanam, cepappul, ceppappul, ceppuki, ceppukippul, ceppuppul, cevarpanni, cevarpannippul, cikki, cinakkilanku, civetai, cukattam, cukattan , cukattan, cukattika, cukkilattam, cunate, cuttilattam, cuvetacaram, cuvetakaram, cuvetakarattatai, cuvetam, erumaikkorai, eruvai, ikkukantai, irevalcini, irevalcinni, irevarcinni, kaca, kacam, kacappul, kacaram, kaka, kakattari, kanacara, kankunam, kantam, kapetcu, karantai, karuntanam, kilavarikattattai, kilavariketanam, kilavarikketanappul, kocankam, kocankattattai, kocarankam, kosangam, kuccam, kuccappul, kucham, kucumacattam, kulavukacam, kumil, kumpal, kurakkam, kurbagam, kurpakam, kurpakattattai, kurvalakam, makkikkilanku, mampusam, mancatcinakkilanku , mancatkilanku , mantakkutori, munci , muncippul, naanal, naccetiraticci, nanal, nanarbul, nanarkattai, nanarpul, nanmugappul, nanmukappul, naraipputam, naripputtattai, nateyam, nattuirevalcinni, nattumancalcinakkilanku, natturevalcinni, naykkarumpu, nirakacitam, nirakacitappul, palatakam, pavini, pekkarimpu, petikkilanku, peykkarumbu, pitaram, pumicankunam, purpiti, putal, putumai, saravanam, sugattan, tarppi, tintippicci, tittippicci, tittiri, tittiricci, tittirittattai, tittiru, tittirucci, tittiruchi, titturu, titturucci, tiyankam, tiyankappul, tuttam, tuttamam, tuttamappul, vanam, vanam, variyattu, variyattu, vekutu, vekututtattai, velam , vetacam , vetacaram , vipalaketcu, viswamitra-dharbai
Telugu	-billu gaddi, billugaddi, kaaki veduru, kaakicheruku, kaavi veduru, kaki ceruku, kaki gaddi, kaki-cheraku, kakiceraku, kakicheraku, kakiveduru, koregadi, naga saramu, raellugaddi, rallu, rasaalamu, rasalamu, rellu, rellu gaddi, rellugaddi, verri cheraku, verriceraku, verricheruku, vetticheraku
Tibetan	ka se ksu ka
Urdu	- bikh kans bikh kans
Common names	wild sugarcane,kans grass

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Saccharum spontaneum L. Grass Whole plant Aphrodisiac; galactogogue; mental illness; fever; fodder for goats; blood related disorders; dyspepsia; burning sensation; piles ; respiratory and gynaecological troubles General; women Dileep and Nair 2015, Sharma et al. 2013