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Cynodon dactylon - Dhurva

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'''Cynodon dactylon''' is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass. It is creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground. The erect or ascending culms are generally 5 - 45cm long. The plant has a wide range of uses. Occasionally employed as a food, it is commonly used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The phytochemical analysis showed that the plant contained flavanoids, alkaloids, glycosides,
terpenoides, triterpenoids steroids, saponins, tannins, resins, phytosterols, reducing sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, volatile oils and fixed oils.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Ambate, Ambate hullu, Balli garike, Doorve, Garike, Garike hullu|ml=Beli-caragaBelicaraga, Karuka, Karukappullu|sa=Amrita, Ananta, Anuvallika, Asitalata, Bahucirya, Bhargavi, Dhurva, Mahaushadi, Mahavari, Mangala, Nanda, Niladurva, Sahsravirya, Shiveshta|ta=Rugam pullu, Arugam-pillu, Arugampillu, Arugampul, Arugampullu|te=Garika gaddi, Garike, Gariki-gaddi, Gerichagadd|hi=Dhub, Dobri, Dru|en=Bermuda grass}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cynodon+dactylon Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:113</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://iosrphr.org/papers/v6i7V2/D06721731.pdf Chemiacl constituents]</ref>
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