"Melinis repens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D057665
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.822.558
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| Concept/Terms |
Melinis repens- Melinis repens
- Melinis repen
- repen, Melinis
- Natal Grass
- Grass, Natal
- Tricholaena rosea nees
- Tricholaena rosea nee
- nee, Tricholaena rosea
- rosea nee, Tricholaena
- rosea nees, Tricholaena
- Saccharum repens
- Saccharum repen
- repen, Saccharum
- Tricholaena repens
- Tricholaena repen
- repen, Tricholaena
- Rhynchelytrum repens
- Rhynchelytrum repen
- repens, Rhynchelytrum
- Rhynchelytrum roseum
- Rhynchelytrum roseums
- roseum, Rhynchelytrum
- Rose Natal Grass
- Grass, Rose Natal
- Natal Grass, Rose
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