Cynodon dactylon - Dhurva

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

Parts Used

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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

Properties

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

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

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.

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}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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