Desmostachya bipinnata Kusa Dharbha

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Desmostachya bipinnata

Scientific Name and Description

Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf

Herb Family

Poaceae

Plant type

Grass

Plant Synonyms

Eragrostis cynosuroides BEAUV.
Poa cynosuroides RETZ.
Briza bipinnata L.
Cynosurus durus Forssk.
Dactylis interrupta Rottler ex Stapf
Desmostachya cynosuroides (Retz.) Stapf ex Massey
Desmostachya pingalaiae Raole & R.J.Desai
Dinebra dura Lag.
Eragrostis bipinnata (L.) K.Schum.
Eragrostis cynosuroides (Retz.) P.Beauv.
Eragrostis thunbergii Baill.
Leptochloa bipinnata (L.) Hochst.
Megastachya bipinnata (L.) P.Beauv.
Poa cynosuroides Retz.
Pogonarthria bipinnata (L.) Chiov.
Rabdochloa bipinnata (L.) Kuntze
Stapfiola bipinnata (L.) Kuntze
Uniola bipinnata (L.) L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Kush,dab, dabhena, dabro, davoli, dhab, doab, durva, kunja, kusha
Kush	Sanskrit
Tamil	Eruhullu,- acamantakam, arkkam, cakutcuka, canam, cattanakuccam, cepappul, cucakam, cukiya, curumakantam, curumakantappul, curumam, cutakappul, cuyiracam, cuyirakam, cuyiram, darbhaipul, ekkiyacattan, kamavelam, karumamulam, katalancikam, kucaippul, kucam, kucamaram, kucantam, kucappul, kuccam, kuccam, kucumopanam, kumutakam, kumutam, kumutam, kumutappul, kuram, kurappul, kurccai, kurccarappul, kutam, kutampam, kutapapul, kuyam, muncai, naccuppul, nakkaruttan, nakkaruttan pul, nakkaruttanpul, notankucam, notankucappul, pauttirappul, pavittirakam, pavittiri, pavittiriyam, pavittiriyappul, perunkattikam, perunkattukappul, pincalam, piruccami, tarapattiram, tarppai, taruppai, taruppam, teppai, terpai, terppai, terppam, tharuppai, tiranaccoti, tirikalocitam, tirikatocam, tirikatocatappul, tirkkalokitam, tirkkamantiram, umakatam, umakatkam, umarkatam, umarkkatakam, vicuvamittiram, viracai, viracika
Kannada	Garike,dharbe, kusha
Kannada	Garike
Malayalam	darbha, darbhappullu
Marathi	daabh, darbha, kusha
Sanskrit	barhi, darbha, darbhah, durbha, garbha, hrasva, kukuka, kurava, kusa, kusah, kusha, kutha, kutupa, munisastra, pavitra, puvitrung, siri, suchyagra, sucyagra, yajnabhusana, yajnabhushana, yajnanga
Telugu	aswalayana, aswalayana darbha gaddi, dabha, darbha, durpa, kusadarbha, kushadarbha, sadanapu veduru
Tibetan	du ntha (p), ku ntha (p), ku sa, ku sa rnam gcig
Urdu	bikh dab
Common names	Kush, Darbha grass, halfa grass, big cordgrass, and salt reed-grass

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf Grass Leaves Dysentery; Menorhhagia; diuretic; in geriatric care; asthma; tuberculosis General; women Dileep and Nair 2015, Kayani et al. 2014