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Ochlandra scriptoria


Name: Ochlandra scriptoria
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Botanical name : Ochlandra scriptoria Denst. (Bambusa scriptoria Denst.)
Family : Bambusaceae (Gramineae) 
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Nadam, Natham
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Tikta, Madhura, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Reed
Hindi  :
Malayalam : Oda, Ota, Odakkuzhal chedi
Distribution – Throughout India growing wet forests and mainly on river shores.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large grass grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves simple alternate, long lanceolate, acute and scrubby. Flowers terminal in small branches, in long spikes. Seeds long, pointed on both sides and many. Stem hollow, about 1 inch radius and prominent nodes. Internodal length 30-54 cm. 
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, diarrhea, cardiac ailments, leucorrhoea, skin disease and renal diseases.
Useful part : Roots, Leaves. 


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