stem (?) of munja grass

[John C. Huntington]

"Grass" as a classification of plants includes many plants that are
very different than "Lawn grass." Some such as "Pampas grass" used
widely in the united states grows to seven or eight feet tall and
sugarcane is also a grass. Unfortunately I think we need a specialist
on Indian plants on this one.

There may be some help as some of the ayurvedic medicine sites where
they have lists of plants

There are several. one of the best is :
http://www.himalayahealthcare.com/herbfinder/

John C. Huntington

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