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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Cyanodon dactylon-A review
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D Umamaheswari, Naveen Kumar R, Mohamed Faris N
Abstract
Cynodon dactylon (durva) is a perineal grass, one of the most commonly occurring weeds in India. It is considered a sacred grass next to Tulsi by the Hindus. This plant is recognized for its cooling, hemostatic, diuretic and tonic properties since ancient times. According to Ayurveda, Cynodon dactylon plant is pungent, bitter, fragment and it also has heating, anthelmintic, antipyretic and hemostatic properties. Given the alarming incidence of antibiotic resistance in pathogens raises concern among medical practitioners, there is constant need for new and effective therapeutic agents. Hence there is a need to develop alternative antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of infectious disease from medicinal plants.
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Pages:493-496
How to cite this article:
D Umamaheswari, Naveen Kumar R, Mohamed Faris N "Cyanodon dactylon-A review ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 493-496
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