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Eleusine indica
Eleusine indica is an erect, annual grass, branching at the base and forming clumps. It can grow from 15 - 85cm tall. It has a particularly tough root system and is hard to pull out. A weed in many areas of the tropical to temperate zones. The plant is also used locally as a medicine, food and source of materials for weaving, making paper etc.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Bladder disorders, Liver complaints, Relieve pain, Influenza, Hypertension, Oliguria, Retention of urine, Wounds, Malaria, Skin rashes, Asthma.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
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Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Wire grass can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bladder disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver complaints
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Relieve pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Influenza
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hypertension
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Oliguria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Retention of urine
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin rashes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Young seedlings used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
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- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Roadsides
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