Kans, Thatch Grass
Botanical name - Saccharum spontaneum
Family - Graminae
A stout, erect perennial, up to 6 m. high. Roots are sweet, astringent, emollient, refrigerant, diuretic, lithotriptic, purgative, tonic, aphrodisiac and useful in treatment of dyspepsia, burning sensation, piles, sexual weakness, gynecological troubles, respiratory troubles.