Dan Zhu Ye

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Malaya

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anxiety, Apprehension, Carminative, Chancre

Science studied: ARSENIC, ARUNDOIN, COPPER, FRIEDELIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Poaceae

Scientific name: Lophatherum gracile

Common names: Dan Zhu Ye, Common lophatherum, Herba Lophatheri, Rumput Bambu, Sasagrass, lofater křehký, ササクサ, 淡竹葉, 笹草, 조릿대풀

POWO: 407535-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Malaya, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anxiety
• Apprehension
• Carminative
• Chancre
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Flu
• Heatstroke

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Malaya
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Anxiety
• Apprehension
• Carminative
• Chancre
• Diuretic
• Fever
• Flu
• Heatstroke
• Hematuria
• Sore(Throat)
• Stomachic
• Tea

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Anxiety · China · "
• Apprehension · China · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Chancre · Malaya · "
• Diuretic · China · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · China · "
• Flu · China · "
• Heatstroke · China · "
• Hematuria · China · "
• Sore(Throat) · China · "
• Stomachic · China · "
• Tea · China · "
• Dysuria · China · "
• Measles · China · "
• Oliguria · China · "
• Thirst · China · "
• Insomnia · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• A Water-Soluble Polysaccharide from <i>Lophatherum gracile</i> Brongn.: Structure Characterization and Antitumor Activity In Vivo. · 2026 source ↗
• Optimization of Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction Process and Study on the Anti-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity and Mechanism of Flavonoids From Lophatherum gracile Brongn. · 2026 source ↗
• Bioactive Component Screening and Mechanistic Study of the Anti-Diabetic Activity of <i>Lophatherum gracile</i> Brongn Extract. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARSENIC
• ARUNDOIN
• COPPER
• FRIEDELIN
• MERCURY
• SODIUM
• CYLINDRIN
• MAGNESIUM
• TARAXEROL
• IRON
• MANGANESE
• ZINC
• CALCIUM
• POTASSIUM

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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