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Poaceae

Medical Definition:	A large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (CEREALS) come from members of this family. HAY FEVER can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (I
Also Called:	Alopecurus,Arundo,Imperata

Poaceae Categories.

	Agropyron - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of wheatgrass is also used for other plants in the family.
	Agrostis - A plant genus of the family POACEAE.
	Andropogon - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of bluestem is also used for other plants in this family. Andropogon nardus has been reclassified as CYMBOPOGON nardus.
	Avena sativa - A plant species of the family POACEAE that is widely cultivated for its edible seeds.
	Bambusa - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Young shoots are eaten in Asian foods while the stiff mature stems are used for construction of many things. The common name of bamboo is also used for other genera of Poaceae including Phyllostachys, SASA, and Dendrocalamus.
	Brachiaria - A plant genus of the family POACEAE originating from the savanna of eastern Africa. It is widely grown for livestock forage.
	Bromus - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The name is similar to Broom or Scotch Broom (CYTISUS) or Butcher's Broom (RUSCUS) or Desert Broom (BACCHARIS) or Spanish Broom (SPARTIUM).
	Cenchrus - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for PENNISETUM.
	Coix - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is used in folk medicine (DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL).
	Cymbopogon - A plant genus of the family POACEAE which is a source of citronella oil and lemongrass oil.
	Cynodon - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is considered a lawngrass by some and a weed by others. It contains allergen Cyn d 7.
	Dactylis - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that contains allergen Dac g I.
	Digitaria - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that many people consider to be a weed.
	Echinochloa - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is grown mainly as a hay crop.
	Eleusine - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Finger millet or raggee (E. coracana) is an important food grain in southern Asia and parts of Africa.
	Elymus - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of wildrye is used with some other grasses.
	Eragrostis - A plant genus of the family POACEAE.
	Festuca - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of fescue is also used with some other grasses.
	Holcus - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that contains Hol l 1 and Hol l 5 allergens.
	Hordeum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed grain, barley, is widely used as food.
	Lolium - Common member of the Gramineae family used as cattle fodder. It harbors several fungi and other parasites toxic to livestock and people and produces allergenic compounds, especially in its pollen. The most commonly seen varieties are L. perenne, L. multiflorum, and L. rigidum.
	Oryza sativa - Annual cereal grass of the family POACEAE and its edible starchy grain, rice, which is the staple food of roughly one-half of the world's population.
	Panicum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in CEREALS and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).
	Paspalum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is used for forage.
	Pennisetum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in CEREALS. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
	Phalaris - A plant genus of the family POACEAE.
	Phleum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that contains the Phl p 4 allergen.
	Poa - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that contains the Poa p Ia allergen and allergen C KBGP.
	Saccharum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE widely cultivated in the tropics for the sweet cane that is processed into sugar.
	Sasa - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Folin is the water-soluble extract from Sasa albomarginata. Sasa kurinensis is an ingredient of Sho-ju-sen, a Japanese herbal medicine.
	Secale cereale - A hardy grain crop, rye, grown in northern climates. It is the most frequent host to ergot (CLAVICEPS), the toxic fungus. Its hybrid with TRITICUM is TRITICALE, another grain.
	Setaria Plant - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The small pointed seeds are grown for hay in North America and western Europe and important as food in China and other Asian countries.
	Sorghum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The grain is used for FOOD and for ANIMAL FEED. This should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or with KEFIR milk product.
	Triticum - A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is the source of wheat grain. A hybrid with rye (SECALE CEREALE) is called TRITICALE.
	Zea mays - A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its seed, corn, used as food and animal fodder.

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