Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cymbopogon nardus
Scientific Name and Description
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendl
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andropogon nardus L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Citronella,citronella, mana grass |
| Hindi | Gandhatrin गंधत्रीन, ganjini, ganjinikaghas, ganjni, ganjni-ka-aitr, pustbur, Lemongrass लेमनग्रास |
| Malayalam | chora-pulla-enna, chorapullu, kamakshi-pulla-enna, kamakshipulla, ooshadhana |
| Kannada | Sannakopp ಸಣ್ಣಕೊಪ್ಪanjai hullu, bodhai-hullu, citronella aenna hullu, citronella hullu, ganda-hanchi-khaddi-yanne, gandahanchikhaddi, gandha hanchi kaddi hullu, kaamaakshi hullu, kamakshihullu, karathai |
| Marathi | Sava सावळा Marathi,gandhabael, ganjini, ganjni, sugandhi gavah, usadhana, ushadhan |
| Sanskrit | guchcha |
| Tamil | kaavattum pul, kamachippillu, kamakshi-pullu-yenney, kamakshipillu, kamatci-p-pul, kavattam-pullu-yenney, kavattampillu, kavattampul, manaka pillu, manda pillu, mandap-pullu-yenney, mandappillu, sengamanimalai-pillu, sengana pillu, shunnarip-pullu-yenney, sukkunaroo-pilloo, sunnarippillu, vasnepillu |
| Telugu | allapu kommu vellavanti gadda, allupu, bodha gaddi, kaamaakshikasavu, kaamanchi gaddi, kamakshi-kasuvu-nune, kamakshikasuvu, kamanchi-gaddinune, kamanchigaddi, kommu |
| Common Name | citronella grass, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Stem
Ethnopharmacology use
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle Grass Stem Bronchitis; rheumatism General Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya 2015
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Cymbopogon nardus. (2024, April 20). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_nardus