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'''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="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The phytochemical analysis showed that the plant contained flavanoids, alkaloids, glycosides,
terpenoides, triterpenoids steroids, saponins, tannins, resins, phytosterols, reducing sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, volatile oils and fixed oils.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
<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>
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://iosrphr.org/papers/v6i7V2/D06721731.pdf Chemiacl constituents]</ref>
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