Poaceae Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes

East Indian Crabgrass

Hawaiian - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 55

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Scientific name: Digitaria setigera Roth ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: DISE6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: East Indian Crabgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Shoots chewed into a thick liquid and blown into the eye for cataracts.

RECRD: 8271 id: 12519

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