Guinea grass

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Latin America, South Africa, Haiti, AU, SB

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cyanogenetic, Diuretic, Poison, Preventitive

Science studied: ASH, CALCIUM, CAROTENE, CHLORINE

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: Panicum maximum

Common names: Guinea grass

History

The source record documents this plant in Latin America, South Africa, Haiti, Elsewhere, AU, SB.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cyanogenetic
• Diuretic
• Poison
• Preventitive
• Tympanitis(Veterinary)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Latin America
• South Africa
• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• AU
• SB

Documented cultural uses

• Cyanogenetic
• Diuretic
• Poison
• Preventitive
• Tympanitis(Veterinary)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CALCIUM
• CAROTENE
• CHLORINE
• FAT
• HCN
• IODINE
• OXALATES
• PHYTIC-ACID
• POTASSIUM
• SODIUM
• TOCOPHEROL
• CARBOHYDRATES
• FIBER
• IRON
• PHOSPHORUS

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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