India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

1) Cheruku (“sugar-cane”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Bōyas (an old fighting caste of Southern India). The Bōyas were much prized as fighting men in the stirring times of the eighteenth century .

2) Cheruku (“sugar-cane”) is one of the septs (divisions) among the Jōgis (a caste of Telugu mendicants). The Jōgi mendicants go about, clad in a dirty loin-cloth (often red in colour) and a strip of cloth over the shoulders, with cobras, pythons, or rat snakes in baskets, and carrying a bag slung over the shoulder.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Cheruku in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Saccharum officinarum L. from the Poaceae (Grass) family. For the possible medicinal usage of cheruku, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Cheruku in India is the name of a plant defined with Hyoscyamus niger in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hyoscyamus agrestis Kitaibel ex Schultes (among others).

2) Cheruku is also identified with Saccharum officinarum It has the synonym Saccharum atrorubens Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora of Iran (1972)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Nordic Journal of Botany (1999)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal
· Watsonia (1997)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cheruku, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Cherukulathi, Cherukuravu.

Ends with: Adavicheruku, Kaakicheruku, Kanupula-cheruku, Laavucheruku, Pottikanupucheruku, Verricheruku.

Full-text: Kanupula-cheruku.

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