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Dactyloctenium aegyptium

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Dactyloctenium aegyptium grass is a glaucous annual with culms up to 70cm high. The plant can form a mat with short underground stems. The seed is sometimes harvested from the wild for food, but generally only in times of scarcity. The plant also has local medicinal uses.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of dry to moist tropical and subtropical areas, where it is found at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

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  • Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) (16796308304).jpg
  • Starr 080604-5998 Dactyloctenium aegyptium.jpg

References

  1. ↑ [Chemistry]
  2. ↑ [Morphology]
  3. ↑ Cultivation

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