Agrostis linearis Retz., Cynodon linearis Willd., Panicum dactylon L.
Family
:
Poaceae
General Info
Description
A hardy perennial grass with creeping culms, rooting at nodes and forming spreading mats on the surface of the soil. It flowers nearly throughout the year.
Flavones, tricin, C-glycosides and a flavonoid containing a sulfate (leaf), six phenolic phytotoxins, along with syringic, ferulic, P-coumaric and vanillic acids (plant).
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients
Name
CAS#
IUPAC Name
Formula
Structure
Tricin
Not Available
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h ydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy -phenyl)-chromen-7-o ne
C17H14O7
Syringic acid
64887-60-1
4-hydroxy-3,5-dimeth oxy-benzoic acid
C9H10O5
Ferulic acid
24276-84-4
3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno ic acid
C10H10O4
Vanillic acid
Not Available
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- benzoic acid
C8H8O4
p-Coumaric acid
501-98-4
3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)p rop-2-enoic acid
C9H8O3
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
Hemorrhoids, dropsy, to stop bleeding from piles and syphilis (root), ophthalmia, cuts and wounds (plant juice); anasarca and dropsy (plant decoction); chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, hysteria, epilepsy and insanity; in the treatment of hysteria, epilepsy and insanity (leaf juice)
Contraindication
In 1000 mg dose it produced tremors, convulsion, general weakness leading to death.
Reference
Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Health Remedies 
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