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'''Eleusine indica''' is an erect, annual grass, branching at the base and forming clumps. It can grow from 15 - 85cm tall. It has a particularly tough root system and is hard to pull out. A weed in many areas of the tropical to temperate zones. The plant is also used locally as a medicine, food and source of materials for weaving, making paper etc.
 
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{{Uses|Bladder disorders}}, {{Uses|Liver complaints}}, {{Uses|Relieve pain}}, {{Uses|Influenza}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Oliguria}}, {{Uses|Retention of urine}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Skin rashes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}.
  
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eleusine+indica Cultivation]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
 
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Crowfoot%20Grass.html Eleusine indica on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/446 Eleusine indica on feedipedia.org]
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 30 April 2020

E. indica inflorescence 1.jpg

Eleusine indica is an erect, annual grass, branching at the base and forming clumps. It can grow from 15 - 85cm tall. It has a particularly tough root system and is hard to pull out. A weed in many areas of the tropical to temperate zones. The plant is also used locally as a medicine, food and source of materials for weaving, making paper etc.

Uses

Bladder disorders, Liver complaints, Relieve pain, Influenza, Hypertension, Oliguria, Retention of urine, Wounds, Malaria, Skin rashes, Asthma.

Parts Used

Seeds, Young seedlings, Root.

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

Annual

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

How to plant/cultivate

Wire grass can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Roadsides, Waste places.

Photo Gallery

References

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

External Links