Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Scientific Name and Description
Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var.
commersonii STAPF
Panicum frumentaceum Rottb
commersonii STAPF
Panicum frumentaceum Rottb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | kodo millet, rice grass |
| Hindi | -koda, kodaka, kodava, kodnu, kodo, kodra, paplya |
| Kannada | aaraka, arike, baraga, baragu, haaraka, haaraka akki, haaraka hullu, haarike, haraka, harakuhullu, harik, harike |
| Malayalam | varaku |
| Marathi | hareek, harik, kodra, kodru, pakad |
| Sanskrit | koddara, kodrava, kodravah, koradusa, koradusha, kordrava, krodava, kuddala, madanagraka, uddala, uddalaka, vanakodrava |
| Tamil | camai, camarutaccivaram, cantirakikam, cantirakikavarici, catcamam, cavan, kanakatti, kattuvaragupullu, kattuvargupullu, kevaaiyam, kiraruga, korattusam, kottiram, kottiravam, kuranpul, macaccittiram, munipaka, nattiyosam, panivaraku, payarranku, piccakam, punal, puttakam, tottiravam, vapitam, varagu, varaku, varavu |
| Telugu | -allu, alu, arige chettu, arikalu, arike, arikelu, aruga, arugu, asakalu, kiraruga, nalea, niraaruga, nita-ari-gaddi, paata arige chettu, pataarige |
| Tibetan | khre dan ci tse, tsa tse |
| Urdu | kodon |
| Common names | kodo millet, koda millet |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Stem
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Grass Stem, rhizome, root, seed Diuretic; diabetes; wound healing; bowel cleanser; reduces inflammation; vitamin supplement General; children Dileep and Nair 2015, Maloles et al. 2011
References
Literature
Literature
Dileep and Nair 2015
Maloles et al. 2011
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Distribution X India, Pakistan; Old World tropics Title - THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW Author - K.M. MATTHEW
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 Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
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 Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
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
Paspalum scrobiculatum. (2024, June 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paspalum_scrobiculatum