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

East Indian Crabgrass

Hawaiian - Drug, Laxative

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: Laxative
Notes: Leaves chewed by mothers and fed to children as a laxative.

RECRD: 8268 id: 12520

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