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Saccharum munja - Munja

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Munja Grass

Saccharum munja known as munja is a grass found in arid areas and along river banks in India. The grass is tall, panicles silky and greenish brown. The grass grows in excess and up to 7 feet in height. Leaf sheath shortly silky at extreme base, otherwise quite smooth, straight, pale straw colored, villous on margins at apex with long white hairs usually much longer than proper internodes, uppermost sheath sometimes extending beyond the base of panicle.

Uses

Blood impurity, Burning sensation, Excess thirst, Burning urination.

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

It contains cellulose, Lignin, Pentosomes and ash.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Sarapat
Malayalam
Tamil Munjipal
Telugu Mujugaddi
Marathi
Gujarathi Tirkans
Punjabi Munja
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Munja
English Pin red grass


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Madhura, Tikta

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Kapha, Vata, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found from sea level to 1,700 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

River bank, Wet places.

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