Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Heteropogon contortus
Scientific Name and Description
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex
Roem. and Schult
Roem. and Schult
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andropogon contortus L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | kumeria, kumrya ghas, lamb, lambh, lambu, lapeda, lapia, mumaria, sariala, suva gas |
| Kannada | kaarda hullu, kariunugada hullu, nanju hullu |
| Marathi | gantegawta, kantegawta |
| Tamil | ucippul |
| Telugu | aeddi, kaseri gaddi, yeddi gaddi |
| Common Names | black speargrass, tanglehead, steekgras |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. and Schult. Grass Whole plant Used as a stimulant and diuretic; toothache; snake bite General Dileep and Nair 2015
References
Literature
Literature
Dileep and Nair 2015
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
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
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
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
Heteropogon contortus. (2023, September 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropogon_contortus