Sugarcane/Ganna - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

  

Sugarcane/Ganna

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.) is an important perennial grass of Poaceae family, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is cultivated worldwide due to the economical and medicinal value of its high yielding products. Sugarcane juice is well known as a raw material for the production of refined sugar and its wax is considered as a potential substitute for the expensive carnauba wax, which is of cosmetic and pharmaceutical interest. Refined sugar is the primary product of sugarcane juice, but during its processing, various other valuable products are also obtained in an unrefined form, such as, brown sugar, molasses, and jaggery. Sugarcane juice is widely used in India in the treatment of jaundice, hemorrhage, dysuria, anuria, and other urinary diseases. 

It has different names in different languages such as Hindi name(Ganna, Eekh, Ikha),  English name(Sugarcane),  Marathi name(O..........................read more



Phytochemical constituents

  • Vitamins : B6, B9, C
  • Minerals : Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, zinc
  • The phytochemistry of sugarcane wax (obtained from the leaves and stalks of sugarcane), leaves, juice, and its products has revealed the presence of various fatty acid, alcohol, phytosterols, higher terpenoids, flavonoids, -O- and -C-glycosides, and phenolic acids. 
  • Policosanols and D-003 along with some steroids and terpenoids have also been identified and isolated from sugarcane wax. Policosanols are a mixture of long chain primary aliphatic alcohols (1 - 8) ranging from 2.5 - 80%. Octacosanol (1) constitutes 50 - 80% of the total policosanoles. Other major pharmacologically active components of sugarcane wax are long chain aliphatic fatty acids (9 - 18) present at lower concentrations. The mixture of these acids is known as D-003 Although fatty acid and fatty alcohol are reported as major constituents various phytosterols (19 - 22), steroids (23 - 28), and higher terpenoids (29 - 30) have also been reported in sugarcane wax.
  • Sugarcane is comprises of 70 - 75% water, 13 - 15% sucrose, and 10 - 15% fib..........................read more 



Best time to take sugar cane juice

Take sugar cane juice in the afternoon, when Pitta Dosha is predomi..........................read more



Properties and Benefits

  • Rasa (Taste) – Madhura (Sweet)
  • Guna (Qualities) – Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Slimy)
  • Taste conversation after digestion – Madhura (Sweet)
  • Veerya (Potency) – Sheetala (Cold)
  • Effects on Tridosha – Reduces vitiated vata & pitta dosha
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  • Jeevana – enlivening
  • Brimhana – improves weight
  • Vrushya – aphrodisiac, improves vigor
  • Krumiprada – can cause or worsen intestinal worm infestation
  • Mutraprada – Mutrala – diuretic, improves urine flow
  • Sara – induces mobility, causes diarrhoea, purgation, relieves consti..........................read more



Uses, Remedies, Benefits and Application

1) Sugarcane juice in a dose of 100-150 ml is consumed to control nausea and vomiting.


2) Sugarcane wax(whitish to dark-yellowish powdery deposit on the surface of stalks and leaves) is used as a commercial source of long chain fatty alcohols, acids, esters, aldehydes, and ketones.

                - The amount of wax in sugarcane ranges between 0.1 and 0.3%, depending upon its variety.


3) Regular intake of sugarcane juice will improve the quality of semen and increase the quantity of breast milk in lactating women.


4) Nutrients found in sugarcane are beneficial for inner organ functioning, including the kidneys, heart and brain.


5) Intake of sugarcane juice in a dose of 100-200 ml will improve the urine output and hence used in conditions of difficulty in micturition, burning micturition and in renal calculi.


6) Fresh sugarcane juice is consumed to reduce thirst, burning sensation of the body and provide instant energy.


7) Deficiency of nutrients in the body can easilybe recovered by including sugarcane juice in our diet.


8) Sugarcane juice helps in proper functioning of digestive system and prevents stomach infections.


9) Mixture of Sesame oil cakes, Vidanga (Embelia ribes), sugar cane juice and cow dung is sprinkled to the root of a plant. This practice enables flowering of the plant in all the seasons. 

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10) Intake of sugarcane juice is beneficial for persons suffering from constipation, jaundice and anaemia.


11) Sugarcane juice is good for burl..........................read more



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Refrence

  1. Charaka Samhita
  2. Pharmacogn Rev. 2015 Jan-Jun; 9(17): 45–54.   PMCID: PMC4441162
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