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'''Doorwa''', Cynodon dactylon is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass that creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground, quickly forming a dense mat. The erect or ascending culms are generally 5 - 45cm long, occasionally to 130 cm. The plant has a wide range of uses. Occasionally employed as a food, it is commonly used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes.
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}
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<ref name="Uses"/>
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==Parts Used==
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{Parts Used|Leaves}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=ambate, ambate hullu, balli garike, doorve, garike, garike hullu|ml=beli-caraga, karuka, karukappullu|sa=amrita, ananta, anuvallika, asitalata, bahucirya, bhargavi, dhurva, mahaushadi, mahavari, mangala, nanda, niladurva, sahsravirya, shiveshta|ta=rugam pullu, arugam-pillu, arugampillu, arugampul, arugampullu|te=garika gaddi, garike, gariki-gaddi, gerichagadd|hi=dhub, dobri, dru|en=Bermuda grass}}
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<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
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Pitta, Kapha
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaves 1-10 x 0.1-0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous; sheaths keeled; ligules fimbriate, membranous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes||3|Inflorescence of terminal, digitate 3-4 spikes; spikes 1-sided, oblong to 5 cm long.  Spikelets sessile, 2-3 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, laterally compressed, 1-flowered. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous,1-nerved; upper glume c. 2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous, 1-nerved; lemma 2-3 x 1.5-2 mm, boat-shaped, ovate-oblong when spread, keeled; palea 2-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, boat-shaped or oblong when spread, chartaceous.  Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm long.  Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, oblong; stigmas 0.5-1 mm long, pink. }}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Caryopsis|1 mm|Linear||}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Cynodon dactylon Panchkhal.JPG|Leaves
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File:Starr 011104-0024 Cynodon dactylon.jpg|Habitat
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File:Cynodon dactylon head7 - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg|Flower
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File:Couch grass (6700329481).jpg|Flower
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/15/durva-cynodon-dactylon-bermuda-grass/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cynodon%20dactylon]
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* [https://scialert.net/fulltextmobile/?doi=rjmp.2011.508.514]
  
 
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Revision as of 18:18, 21 May 2019

Doorwa, Cynodon dactylon

Doorwa, Cynodon dactylon is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass that creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground, quickly forming a dense mat. The erect or ascending culms are generally 5 - 45cm long, occasionally to 130 cm. The plant has a wide range of uses. Occasionally employed as a food, it is commonly used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes.

Uses

Wound healing, Conjunctivitis, Bleeding disorders, Skin diseases, Scorpion bite [1]

Parts Used

{Parts Used|Leaves}}

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ambate, ambate hullu, balli garike, doorve, garike, garike hullu
Hindi dhub, dobri, dru
Malayalam beli-caraga, karuka, karukappullu
Tamil rugam pullu, arugam-pillu, arugampillu, arugampul, arugampullu
Telugu garika gaddi, garike, gariki-gaddi, gerichagadd
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit amrita, ananta, anuvallika, asitalata, bahucirya, bhargavi, dhurva, mahaushadi, mahavari, mangala, nanda, niladurva, sahsravirya, shiveshta
English Bermuda grass

[2]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Leaves 1-10 x 0.1-0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous; sheaths keeled; ligules fimbriate, membranous.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal spikes 3 Inflorescence of terminal, digitate 3-4 spikes; spikes 1-sided, oblong to 5 cm long. Spikelets sessile, 2-3 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, laterally compressed, 1-flowered. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous,1-nerved; upper glume c. 2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous, 1-nerved; lemma 2-3 x 1.5-2 mm, boat-shaped, ovate-oblong when spread, keeled; palea 2-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, boat-shaped or oblong when spread, chartaceous. Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, oblong; stigmas 0.5-1 mm long, pink.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Caryopsis 1 mm Linear {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Habitat

  • Flower

  • Flower

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description

External Links

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