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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cynodon dactylon |
| Family name: |
POACEAE
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| English name: |
Bermuda Grass
Common Quick Grass
Couch Grass
Quick Grass
Doob Grass
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| Sinhala name: |
E thana (ඊ තණ )
Ruha (රූහ)
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| Tamil name: |
Arugam Pillu
Aruham Pul
Arukampillu
Muyalpul
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| Sanskrit name: |
Niladurva
Saddala
Ananta
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| 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.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Cuts
Wounds
Dropsy
Anasarca
Chronic diarrhoea
Dysentery
Epilepsy
Hysteria
Insanity
Secondary syphilis
Gout
Rheumatic infections
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Root
Stem
Seed
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Blood purifier
Soothing agent for sores and swellings
Diuretic
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