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'''Darbha''' consists of root of Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Beauv. (Fam. Poaceae), a perennial, erect, 30 to 90 cm tall tufted grass, distributed in the hotter parts of India from Punjab southwards.
 
'''Darbha''' consists of root of Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Beauv. (Fam. Poaceae), a perennial, erect, 30 to 90 cm tall tufted grass, distributed in the hotter parts of India from Punjab southwards.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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It Contains five triterpenoids viz. cylindrin, arundoin, fernenon, isoburneol and simiarenol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Sanna dabbac hullu|ml=Vidulam|sa=Ulu, Kutuka, Kharadarbha, Yajñamūla, Svētadarbha|ta=Darbhaipul, Nanal|te=Darbalu, Darbha gaddi, Modewa gaddi|hi=Daabha, Siru, Ulu|en=Thatch grass, Cogon grass}}
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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, Kaṣāya
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===Guna===
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Laghu, Snigdha
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===Veerya===
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Śīta
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura
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===Karma===
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Tridoṣahara, Rasāyana, Mūtravirecanīya, Stanyajanana, Pipāsāhara, Kuṣṭhaghna, Dāhapraṣamana, Vāmaka
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*[[Karpūrādyārka]], [[Brāhma Rasāyana]], [[Sukumāra Ghṛta]]
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Darbha consists of root of Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Beauv. (Fam. Poaceae), a perennial, erect, 30 to 90 cm tall tufted grass, distributed in the hotter parts of India from Punjab southwards.

Uses

[[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]].

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Chemical Composition

It Contains five triterpenoids viz. cylindrin, arundoin, fernenon, isoburneol and simiarenol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sanna dabbac hullu
Hindi Daabha, Siru, Ulu
Malayalam Vidulam
Tamil Darbhaipul, Nanal
Telugu Darbalu, Darbha gaddi, Modewa gaddi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ulu, Kutuka, Kharadarbha, Yajñamūla, Svētadarbha
English Thatch grass, Cogon grass


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura, Kaṣāya

Guna

Laghu, Snigdha

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Tridoṣahara, Rasāyana, Mūtravirecanīya, Stanyajanana, Pipāsāhara, Kuṣṭhaghna, Dāhapraṣamana, Vāmaka

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. ↑ [ "Morphology"]
  3. ↑ [ "Cultivation detail"]

External Links

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