Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Panicum repens
Scientific Name and Description
Panicum repens L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | creeping panicum, torpedo grass |
| Kannada | kari kaddi hullu, sonti-hullu |
| Malayalam | inchi pillu |
| Tamil | cinkiverppul, cukkakiri, cukkakirippul, inciverppul, injipillu, kotakam#, kotakappul, kotataram, kotatarappul, naruntika, naruntikappul, tantankattaippul, tantankattaippul, thineipillu, tirunarakavam |
| Telugu | allapu kommu vella vanti gaddi, ladda-gaddi |
| Common Names | torpedo grass, creeping panic, panic rampant, couch panicum, wainaku grass, quack grass, dog-tooth grass, bullet grass |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Rhizome
Ethnopharmacology use
Panicum repens L. Grass Rhizome Stomach ache and gastric disorders General Dileep and Nair 2015, Hebbar et al. 2004
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dileep and Nair 2015
Hebbar et al. 2004
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
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 TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
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 ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
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
Panicum repens. (2023, September 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panicum_repens