Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Imperata cylindrica
Scientific Name and Description
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Imperata arundinacea CYR
Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler
Imperata allang Jungh.
Imperata angolensis Fritsch
Imperata arundinacea Cirillo
Imperata dinteri Pilg.
Imperata filifolia Nees ex Steud.
Imperata koenigii (Retz.) P.Beauv.
Imperata laguroides (Pourr.) J.Roux
Imperata latifolia (Hook.f.) L.Liu
Imperata pedicellata Steud.
Imperata praecoquis Honda
Imperata robustior A.Chev.
Imperata sieberi Opiz
Imperata thunbergii P.Beauv.
Lagurus cylindricus L.
Saccharum cylindricum (L.) Lam.
Saccharum europeaum Pers.
Saccharum koenigii Retz.
Saccharum laguroides Pourr.
Saccharum sisca Cav.
Saccharum spicatum J.Presl
Saccharum thunbergii Retz.
Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler
Imperata allang Jungh.
Imperata angolensis Fritsch
Imperata arundinacea Cirillo
Imperata dinteri Pilg.
Imperata filifolia Nees ex Steud.
Imperata koenigii (Retz.) P.Beauv.
Imperata laguroides (Pourr.) J.Roux
Imperata latifolia (Hook.f.) L.Liu
Imperata pedicellata Steud.
Imperata praecoquis Honda
Imperata robustior A.Chev.
Imperata sieberi Opiz
Imperata thunbergii P.Beauv.
Lagurus cylindricus L.
Saccharum cylindricum (L.) Lam.
Saccharum europeaum Pers.
Saccharum koenigii Retz.
Saccharum laguroides Pourr.
Saccharum sisca Cav.
Saccharum spicatum J.Presl
Saccharum thunbergii Retz.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Sarkanda,dab, dabh, kans, rasni-dab, sauraun, ulu |
| Tamil | Illechi |
| Kannada | neeru brahmi, neeru hatthi hullu, sanna dabbe hullu, sannadabbaihullu, sannadabbehullu |
| Malayalam | darbha, darbhappullu, kodi-pullu, vidulam |
| Tamil | dharbai pullu, tharpaipullu |
| Telugu | balbajamu, barhissu, darbha gaddi, dharba, dharba gaddi, modavagaddi, modewa gaddi |
| English | alang-alang, cogon grass, cotton grass, lalang, thatch grass, kunai grass, blady grass, satintail, spear grass, sword grass, thatch grass, alang-alang, lalang grass, cotton wool grass, kura-kura, keri |
| Common names | Cogongrass,Speargrass, White Speargrass,kunai grass, cogongrass |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Bark
Ethnopharmacology use
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. Grass Bark Muscle pains General Rao et al. 2006
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Rao et al. 2006
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
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
Imperata cylindrica. (2024, July 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperata_cylindrica