Botanical name : Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers.

Family : Poaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Neeladurva, Durva.

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya, Madhura

Guna : Guru, Snigda

Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Dhub grass, Bhama grass

Hindi : Dub, Durba

Malayalam : Karukapullu

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A highly branched, creping, perennial grass, rooting at every node; leaves smooth, narrow and linear; inflorescence terminal spikes, slender, green or purplish, floral glumes obliquely oblong; fruit grains, oblong, laterally compressed, about 1 mm long.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

The plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, burning sensation, haematuria, wounds, conjunctivitis, headache, skin diseases, stomach problems and general debility.

Useful part : Whole plant