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Cynodon dactylon  (L.) PERS.

   

Botanical Name

:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) PERS.

English Name

:

Couch, Dhub, Bahama or Bermuda Grass

Synonym(s)

:

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.

Herb Effects

Astringent, diuretic, ophthalmic, alterative, anabolic, antiseptic, aperient, cyanogenetic, demulcent, depurative, emollient, sudorific, vulnerary, hypoglycemic.

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

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
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Tricin Not Available 4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy
-phenyl)-chromen-7-o
ne
C17H14O7 Click Here To Enlarge
Syringic acid 64887-60-1 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimeth
oxy-benzoic acid
C9H10O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Ferulic acid 24276-84-4 3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho
xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno
ic acid
C10H10O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Vanillic acid Not Available 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
benzoic acid
C8H8O4 Click Here To Enlarge
p-Coumaric acid 501-98-4 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)p
rop-2-enoic acid
C9H8O3 Click Here To Enlarge

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.

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