Vshyamaka :
Phytochemistry:
Flowers containsugars and calcium oxalate.Juice contains sucrcose, glucose, and fructose. Asparagine and glutamine are prominent amino acids.Phenolicsin culms of sugar caneare phenylpropanoidssuch as caffeic, chlorogenic, and coumaric acids while apigenin, tricin, luteolin derivatives, andflavones appeared in lower amounts.S. officinarumis the main source of glycolic acidPHARMACOLOGY:
Stem of S. officinarumact as laxative and diuretics, and have cooling effect4.It is used byMalays as a protective medicine against meroyan. Pulp is used for covering wounds. Sugar cane is used by Borneofor the treatment of fractures. Sugar cane extract is used by Chinese traditional medicine for promoting expulsion of phlegm from respiratory passages and for stimulating gastric activity. It is also used against various skin diseases such as, abscess, ulcers, and wounds,and for other infectious diseases such as, chest pain, eye inflammations, and sore throat5.Juice of the stem is used in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of Indiafor haemorrhagic diseases and anuria.Root is used in dysuria6.It is also used in folk medicine as a remedy for arthritis, bedsores, boils, cancer, colds, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, hiccups, inflammation, laryngitis, opacity, penis skin, sores, sore throat, spleen, tumors,and wounds7.
S. officinarumpossesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties10.Hydroxyaceticacid and glycolic acidsare important constituents of S. officinarumandeffective way for battle with skin aging signs. It is also perfect in recovering from acne and for the removal of blackheads
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