Thai name: Oi Dam

Common name: Chinese cane

Scientific name: Saccharum sinense Roxb.

genus Saccharum

sinense species

Synonym

Saccharum aegyptiacum var. sinense (Roxb.) Andersson

Saccharum barberi Jeswiet

Saccharum officinarum subsp. barberi (Jeswiet) Burkill

Saccharum officinarum subsp. sinense (Roxb.) Burkill

Saccharum spontaneum var. sinense (Roxb.) Andersson

Family name POACEAE

Plant group

flowering plants

Botanical characteristics

Tree: Herbaceous plant, about 2-5 m tall, often growing in clumps. The trunk is strong. The tree looks like a general sugarcane tree. But they are purple-red to black and covered with white wax. No branches, long round trunk, clearly visible joints and joints. Each segment may be long or short. The surface is smooth and the bark is reddish-purple. There are eyes coming out of the joints. The stem is hard and shiny. The flesh is soft and juicy. The bark has a bitter taste. The juice is not as sweet and sharp as ordinary sugarcane. There are often scattered aerial roots.

Leaves: Single leaves appear at the joints in alternating order and fall off easily, so only the tips of the shoots are found. The leaf sheaths surround the joints. The leaves are parallelogram shaped, narrow, long and slender. There are striated hairs on both sides of the leaves. dark purple leaf plates Covered with white wax Does not branch, width 2.5-5 cm., length 100-150 cm., leaf tip pointed, leaf base covering the stem. The middle of the leaf is grooved. The blade edges are fine and sharp. The middle of the large leaf It is white and has hair.

Flowers: The flowers are a large bouquet. out at the tip The trunk will flower when fully matured. The inflorescence is 40-80 cm long. In one inflorescence there are many creamy white flowers and long hairs. When mature there will be a tassel at the end of the seed. Easily blown away by the wind

Fruit: The fruit is a small, dry fruit that comes out when the tree is very mature.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Found planted in gardens and around houses. Likes loose soil with high organic matter. It doesn't flood and has good drainage. It likes a lot of light.

Place of origin

Native to the island of New Guinea

Distribution

Sugarcane is now grown in more than 70 countries, mostly in the tropics.

Planting and propagation

cuttings

Flowering period

November - March

Fruiting period

November - March

Utilization type

Food, herbs, ornamental plants

The stems, fresh or dried, are a diuretic, treating gallstones, coughing, fever, dry throat, and thirst. The core is mixed with the core of the pipe. cold rice medicine Boil and drink as an elixir for longevity, blood purifier, bruises and swelling, eaten to treat diabetes, cough, and expectorant.

The bark has a bitter-sweet taste and cures malnutrition, gangrene, bedsores.

Bagasse, bland and sweet taste, cures chronic wounds. Cure abscess inflammation and swelling

The stems contain sugarcane juice, sweet and bitter taste, relieves internal heat, is a diuretic, expectorant, relieves asthma, cough, relieves nausea and vomiting. Remedy for fever Cure urinary problems, kidney problems, gonorrhea, expel gallstones, relieve bruises, constipation, nourish the stomach, relieve constipation, nourish the elements, cure hiccups, cure hangovers, constipation, treat gallstones, nourish strength, increase appetite, improve the elements, treat dark eyes, nosebleeds, fatigue, gastritis, eyes, bitter-sweet taste, cure. Hot, cures Tan Sang toxins, nourishes the water element, nourishes strength, and acts as a diuretic.

The roots are used to treat ruptured large intestines. Makes you dizzy and dizzy. Causes back pain, waist pain, bloating, nourishes strength, nourishes blood, treats fatigue. and treat blood circulation

Reference source

herbal database Faculty of Pharmacy Ubon Ratchathani University. 2010. “Dam Oi”. [Online system]. Source:

 http://www.phargarden.com/main.php?action=viewpage&pid=140 (30 July 2017).

Flora of China. “Saccharum sinense”. [Online system].

Reference source http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200026233 (30 July 2017).

The Plant List. 2013. “Saccharum sinense Roxb.”.[Online system].

Reference source http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-440040 (30 July 2017).