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'''Cymbopogon schoenanthus''' is a compact, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass. It grows about 30 - 60cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild, and also occasionally cultivated, for its essential oil which is used medicinally and in perfumery. Much esteemed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, the oil is still sold sometimes in local markets.
 
'''Cymbopogon schoenanthus''' is a compact, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass. It grows about 30 - 60cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild, and also occasionally cultivated, for its essential oil which is used medicinally and in perfumery. Much esteemed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, the oil is still sold sometimes in local markets.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==

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Cymbopogon schoenanthus is a compact, tufted, evergreen, perennial grass. It grows about 30 - 60cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild, and also occasionally cultivated, for its essential oil which is used medicinally and in perfumery. Much esteemed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, the oil is still sold sometimes in local markets.

Uses

Fevers, Worm-sores, Snakebites, Maniacal symptoms.

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

Evergreen perennial

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

Seeds, Division of clumps.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in drier areas of the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate areas.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open habitats in dry soils, On dry stony ground of sub-desert bushland.

Photo Gallery

References

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

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