Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss
| Synonym : | Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. Arundarbor agrestis (Lour.) Kuntze Arundo arborea Mill. Arundo bambos L. Bambos arundo J.F.Gmel. Ischurochloa arundinacea var. orientalis (Nees) Buse Nastus arundinaceus (Retz.) Sm. |
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| Bangla Name : | Bans, Kantabans, Ketsi. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Poaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, laxative, , blood, leucoderma, inflammatory, laxative, aphrodisiac, cough, cold, asthma, diarrhea and pains |
| Description : | A tall, thickset bamboo, stem up to 33 m high, tufted on a stout rootstock. Leaves up to 20 cm long, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence an enormous panicle often occupying the whole stem. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Young shoots contain cholin, betain, enzymes, benzoic acid and a cyanogenetic glycoside, (taxiphyllin), oxalic acid, reducing sugars, resins, waxes, silica and other minerals. Juice of sprout contains benzoic and hydrocyanic acids. The plant also contains |
| Uses : | Cooling, laxative, , blood, leucoderma, inflammatory, laxative, aphrodisiac, cough, cold, asthma, diarrhea and pains |
| Habit : | Herb |