Cynodon dactylon Linn. |
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Common name | Bermuda grass |
Botanical Name | Cynodon dactylon Linn. |
Vernacular name | English- creeping cynodon Hindi- Doob Gujarati- Khadodhra Sanskrit- Satavirya |
Family | Poaceae |
Class | Monocotyledonae |
Parts of plant used | Root, whole plant |
Chemical Constituents | Phenolic phytotoxin and flavonoids |
Therapeutic uses | Used to treat cancer, convulsions, cough, cramps, dropsy, dysentry, epilepsy, headache, hypertension, hysteria, measles, rubella, snakebite, sores, stones, tumors, urogenital disorders, warts and wounds. |