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Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Cynodon dactylon
Family name: POACEAE
English name: Bermuda Grass
Common Quick Grass
Couch Grass
Quick Grass
Doob Grass
Sinhala name: E thana (ඊ තණ )
Ruha (රූහ)
Tamil name: Arugam Pillu
Aruham Pul
Arukampillu
Muyalpul
Sanskrit name: Niladurva
Saddala
Ananta
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Perennial; flowering culms up to 15 cm high. Leaf blades usually 1-4-(7) cm long, up to 2 mm wide. Spikes usually 3-4 (2-7), usually 2.5-3.5 (2.0-5.5) cm long. Grain about 1 mm long, pallid to brown.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Cuts
Wounds
Dropsy
Anasarca
Chronic diarrhoea
Dysentery
Epilepsy
Hysteria
Insanity
Secondary syphilis
Gout
Rheumatic infections
Parts used in Treatment: Root
Stem
Seed
Related Medical Properties: Blood purifier
Soothing agent for sores and swellings
Diuretic
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