Preferred Label : melinis repens;
MeSH definition : Formerly known as Rhynchelytrum repens, a member of the perennial grass family native
to South Africa, widely distributed and known by different common names. It is used
as a diabetes cure in folk medicine and actively studied for its hypoglycemic properties.;
MeSH synonym : melinis repen; repen, melinis; rhynchelytrum repens; rhynchelytrum repen; repens, rhynchelytrum; tricholaena rosea nees; tricholaena rosea nee; nee, tricholaena rosea; rosea nee, tricholaena; rosea nees, tricholaena; rose natal grass; grass, rose natal; natal grass, rose; saccharum repens; saccharum repen; repen, saccharum; tricholaena repens; tricholaena repen; repen, tricholaena; natal grass; grass, natal; rhynchelytrum roseum; rhynchelytrum roseums; roseum, rhynchelytrum;
CISMeF synonym : nees, tricholaena rosea; repen, rhynchelytrum; repens, melinis; repens, saccharum; repens, tricholaena; roseums, rhynchelytrum;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coordinate
IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical/ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinis repens;
UNII : txid29709;
Origin ID : D057665;
UMLS CUI : C1021758;
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Formerly known as Rhynchelytrum repens, a member of the perennial grass family native
to South Africa, widely distributed and known by different common names. It is used
as a diabetes cure in folk medicine and actively studied for its hypoglycemic properties.
