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Dendrocalamus strictus

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Uses

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Food

Dendrocalamus strictus can be used in Food. Young shoots are cooked as vegetable or pickled. Grains are eaten as cereals[2].

Parts Used

Shoots, Grains.

Chemical Composition

[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಗಂಡುಬಿದುರು Gandubiduru
Hindi Nar bans
Malayalam Kallanmula
Tamil Ciru-munkil, Kal-munkil
Telugu Chitti veduru, Gatti veduru
Marathi
Gujarathi Nakor vans, Narvans
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Vansh, Venu
English Boar spear, Calcutta bamboo

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Dendrocalamus strictus Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-A, B1, B3, B6 and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[2].

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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Cultivation Details

Dendrocalamus strictus is available through October to March[2].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Semi-evergreen forests, Deciduous forests.


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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.64, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  3. [Chemistry]
  4. "Common names"
  5. ["Morphology"]

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