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[[File:Cynodon dactylon plant1 (6920282935).jpg|thumb|right|''Doorwa'', ''Cynodon dactylon'']]
'''Cynodon dactylon''' is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass. It is creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground. The erect or ascending culms are generally 5 - 45cm long. The plant has a wide range of uses. Occasionally employed as a food, it is commonly used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes. <ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/15/durva-cynodon-dactylon-bermuda-grass/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cynodon+dactylon Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:113</ref>
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