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}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Patoladi churna
• Kamdusha rasa
• Durvadi taila
• Manasamitra vataka
• Arukuladi taila

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a warm sunny position in a well-drained soil. The plant can grow in very diverse conditions of soil and moisture, withstanding drought well and also tending to eliminate other plants. It spreads quite rapidly, rooting at the nodes, becoming difficult to eradicate and can be a serious weed in cultivated land.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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