Dendrocalamus STRICTUS (Roxb.) Nees.
| Synonym : | Bambos stricta Roxb. Bambusa stricta (Roxb.) Roxb. Dendrocalamus strictus var. prainianus Gamble Nastus strictus (Roxb.) SM. |
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| Bangla Name : | Karail, Lathi bans. |
| English Name : | Bamboo, Solid Bamboo |
| Family : | Poaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, tonic and astringent. |
| Description : | A deciduous densely tufted bamboo with strong stems, 6-15 m high and 2.5-7.5 cm diam. Leaves up to 25 cm long, base rounded, gradually narrowed upwards into an acuminate twisted point. Inflorescesce a large branching panicle of dense globular heads. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated in homesteads. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Silicious matter found near the joints is used as a cooling, tonic and astringent medicine. Leaves are ecbolic to animals. |
| Habit : | Herb |