Steinmetz:Andropogon
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Andropogon citratus var. ceriferus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Gramineae
- English Names
- Lemon Grass
- Indian Verbena
- Indian Melissa
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Ceylon
- Indonesia
- Burma
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Andropogonis citrati
- Oleum Andropogonis citrati = Oleum Melissae indicum
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil (consisting chiefly of citral = citrol)
- Action
- herb: diuretic
- sudorific
- emmenagogue
- stimulant
- sudorific
- antispasmodic
- aromatic; oil: carminative
- tonic (to the intestinal mucous membrane)
- also used in perfumery
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[edit] Andropogon nardus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Gramineae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Ceylon
- Singapore
- Malaya
- Java
- India
- Part(s) Used
- Oleum Citronellae = Oleum Andropogonis = Oleum Graminis Indici
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil (citronellal
- geraniol
- terpene
- eugenol)
- Action
- carminative
- rubefacient
- used in making soaps
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[edit] Andropogon schoenanthus
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- English Names
- Rusa
- Ginger grass
- Indian Geranium
- Palmarosa
- Namar grass
- Nimar grass
- Nemour grass
- Roosa grass
- Natural Habitat
- East Indies
- China
- Northern and Central India
- Burma
- Ceylon
- Part(s) Used
- Oleum Palmarosae = Oleum Geraniae indicum = Oleum Rusae (obtained from the grass)
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil
- (geraniol)
- citronellol
- Action
- stimulant
- carminative
- sudorific
- antispasmodic; used as substitute for rose-oil and in soap manufacture
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[edit] Andropogon sorghum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- English Names
- Cafir Corn
- Broom-Corn
- Jerusalem Corn
- Durra
- Guinea Corn
- Egyptian Millet
- Great Millet
- Natural Habitat
- Southern France
- Italy
- U. S. A.
- South West Africa China
- Cochin-China
- cultivated in many tropical countries
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- diuretic
- demulcent
- emollient
- nutritive
- used as bird-food
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