Calamus rotang Linn.
Synonym C. roxburghii Griff.
Family Palmae; Arecaceae.
Habitat Central and South India.
English Rotang, Rattan, Chair Bottom Cane.
Ayu rved ic Vetra, Abhrapushpa. Siddha/Tamil Pirambu.
Action Astringent, antidiarrhoeal, anti-inflammatory (used in chronic fevers, piles, abdominal tumours, strangury), antibilious, spasmolytic. Wood—vermifuge. The plant is used in convu’sions and cramps. The presence of a saponin in the stem, an alkaloid in the leaves and a flavonoid in the root is reported.