Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Chrysopogon aciculatu
Scientific Name and Description
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andropogon aciculatus
Raphis acicularis
Raphis acicularis
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | lampa, surwala |
| Kannada | chorapushpi, ganji garike hullu, hangaare, heggara hakkarinike, keshini, shankini |
| Malayalam | kudira-pullu |
| Sanskrit | chorapushpi, keshini, shunkhini |
| Tamil | amaraputpi, kampuputpi |
| Telugu | katle chettu, katle gaddi, shankapushpi chettu |
| Common Names | lesser spear grass, Mackie's pest, pilipiliula, grama-amorosa |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Ethnopharmacology use
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. Grass Rhizome, root For stomach ache and gastric disorders; diarrhea and dysentery; jaundice General Chander et al. 2015
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chander et al. 2015
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
- Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Chrysopogon aciculatus. (2023, December 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopogon_aciculatus