Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cymbopogon jwarancusa
Scientific Name and Description
Cymbopogon jwarancusa (JONES) SCHULT.
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andropogon jwarancusa JONES
Andropogon laniger DUTHIE NON DESF.
Cymbopogon jwarancusa
Andropogon laniger DUTHIE NON DESF.
Cymbopogon jwarancusa
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | bur, buraro, ghatyari, ibharankusha, karankusha, khavi, khawi, khoi, lamjak, panni, san, solara, tintrya |
| Kannada | karilaavancha hullu |
| Marathi | izkir, lavaja, pivalavala,Jwarankush, Khas |
| Sanskrit | amrinala, avadahaka, avadataka, bhutrina, dirghamula, ishthakapathika, jalashaya, kattrna, laghu, lamajjaka, laya, nalada, sevya, shighra, sunala, sunila, tamajja,Jwar and Khusha |
| Tamil | vilaamichchan, Jwaran Khusah |
| Tibetan | la ma rja, la mad dza |
| Urdu | izkhar |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult. Grass Leaves Insecticidal; wormicidal General Bhardwaj et al. 2011
References
Literature
Literature
FORMULARY OF SIDDHA MEDICINES Author - IMPCOPS
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.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)