658 Themeda arundinacea (Roxb.) Ridley.
Following are the important Thalictrum sp. occurring in India:
T alpinum Linn. (the alpine Himalayas and western Tibet at altitudes between 3,000 and 5,100 m); T. elegans Wall. ex Royle (the sub-alpine Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim at altitudes from 3,000 to 3,900 m); T. foetidum Linn. (North-West Himalayas); T javanicum Blume (the temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, Khasi hills, Kodaikanal and Nilgiri hills); T minus Linn. (the temperate Himalayas); T renforme Wall. (the temperate Himalayas from Kulu to Sikkim between 2,400 and 3,000 m).
Themeda arundinacea
(Roxb.) Ridley.
Synonym Anthistiria gigantea
Hack. subspecies arundinacea
Hack.
Family Gramineae; Poaceae.
Habitat The Himalayas and plains
_______ of India.
T) English Ulla Grass. Karad grass is equated with T quadrivalvis (L.) Kuntze.
Folk Sarkharaa, Kapoor Ghass.
Action Febrifuge.
Theobroma cacao Linn. Family Sterculiaceae.
Habitat Native to tropical America; cultivated in South India and Orissa.
English Cocoa, Theobroma, Chocolate tree.
Action Leaves—Central nervous system stimulant, local anaesthetic (due to cocaine).
Seeds—stimulating and diuretic (due to caffeine).
Cocoa contains methyixanthine, which acts as a diuretic. Preparations of Cocoa are used for liver, bladder and kidney ailments, diabetes, as a general tonic and as an astringent for diarrhoea. Cocoa and cocoa products can cause migraine headache, can also result in constipation.
Included among unapproved herbs by German Commission E.
Thespesia lampas
(Cay.) Dalz. & Gibs.
Synonym Azanza lampas (Cay.)
Alef.
