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'''Sweet grass''' or '''Hierochloe odorata''' (commonly known as '''Anthoxanthum nitens, manna grass, Mary’s grass, or vanilla grass, and as holy grass''' in the UK, '''bison grass''' in Poland)<ref name="int"/> is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is used in herbal medicine and in the production of distilled beverages.
 
'''Sweet grass''' or '''Hierochloe odorata''' (commonly known as '''Anthoxanthum nitens, manna grass, Mary’s grass, or vanilla grass, and as holy grass''' in the UK, '''bison grass''' in Poland)<ref name="int"/> is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is used in herbal medicine and in the production of distilled beverages.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|eyewash}}, {{Uses|vaginal bleeding}}, {{Uses|placenta}}, {{Uses|lymphodema}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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Hierochloe odorata is a very hardy perennial, able to grow to the Arctic Circle. Its leaves do not have rigid stems, so only grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) in height, and then the leaves grow outward horizontally to 100 cm (39 in) long or more, by late summer. The base of the leaf, just below the soil surface, is broad and white, without hairs; the underside of the leaf is shiny, without hairs. In the wild, the bases of the leaves are frequently purple-red colored, and this indicates a phosphorus-deficient soil.<ref name="des"/>
 
  
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There are several strains of sweetgrass — a regular strain that can be harvested once or twice a year, and a naturally occurring polyploid strain, which is much faster growing and can be harvested three to five times a year.<ref name="des"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Calamus (as various extracts of the rhizome) contains constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, gums, lectins, mucilage, phenols, quinone, saponins, sugars, tannins, and triterpenes<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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*It was used in France to flavor candy, tobacco, soft drinks, and perfumes.
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==Common names==
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*it was used to flavor tea. It is still used in flavored vodka, the most notable example being Polish Żubrówka.
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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*Sweet grass is widely used by North American indigenous peoples from many different Nations. Among many of the Plains Indians is considered one of the "four sacred medicines".
 
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*Sweet grass has been used by Native Americans as incense, medicine for colds, analgesic and insecticide and in basketry; they also soaked it in water and used the infusion to wash their hair, skin and eyes.<ref name="uses"/>
 
  
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== References ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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<ref name="int">[http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-36555-3_14 . European Bison]</ref>
 
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<ref name="des">Sweetgrass Growing information. Redwood City Seed Company.[http://www.ecoseeds.com/sweetgrass.html]</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/hierochloe-odorata-sweet-grass "Hierochloe odorata"]</ref>
 
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</references>
 
  
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== External Links ==
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===Rasa===
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierochloe_odorata Hierochloe odorata-Wikipedia]
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===Guna===
  
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|flat|they reach a length of around 10 cm to 30 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4mm long|white|5|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|simple|7–10mm|The fruits are classified as caryopsis|The fruits are classified as caryopsis|-}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|moist soil}}, {{Commonly seen|growing in nutrition rich soil}}, {{Commonly seen|northern areas of Europe}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/acorus-calamus.html "constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.onlyfoods.net/sweet-grass.html "grass description"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.onlyfoods.net/sweet-grass.html Sweet grass on only food.net]
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* [https://www.prairiemoon.com/hierochloe-odorata-sweet-grass-prairie-moon-nursery.html Sweet grass on prairymoon nursery]
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* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/sweet-grass.html Sweet Grass – Benefits, Uses and Side Effects]
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* [https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2015/august/sweetgrass.html Mosquito-repelling chemicals identified in traditional sweetgrass]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 17:36, 11 May 2018

Sweet grass, Hierochloe odorata

Sweet grass or Hierochloe odorata (commonly known as Anthoxanthum nitens, manna grass, Mary’s grass, or vanilla grass, and as holy grass in the UK, bison grass in Poland)[1] is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. It is used in herbal medicine and in the production of distilled beverages.

Uses

coughs, Cuts, venereal diseases, eyewash, vaginal bleeding, placenta, lymphodema, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Calamus (as various extracts of the rhizome) contains constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, gums, lectins, mucilage, phenols, quinone, saponins, sugars, tannins, and triterpenes[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple flat they reach a length of around 10 cm to 30 cm

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4mm long white 5 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
simple 7–10mm The fruits are classified as caryopsis The fruits are classified as caryopsis - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

moist soil, growing in nutrition rich soil, northern areas of Europe.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named int
  2. ↑ "constituents"
  3. ↑ "grass description"

External Links

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