Durva

BOTANICAL NAME: Cynodon dactylon

FAMILY: Poaceae

 

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka- Prajasthapana.

Bhavprakash- Guduchyadi Varga

 

ENGLISH NAME: Bermuda Grass

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Doob, Dobri

Punjabi: Dub, Kabbar, Talla.

Bengali: Durba

Kannada: Garikehullu, balli garike, ambate hullu

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

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HABITAT: The common name for all the East African rhizomatous species of Cynodon is Bermuda grass. Most of these species originated and have remained in southeast Africa.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Durva is a small herb spreading in the soil with its small roots emerging from the thin stem like structure. The erect stems can grow 1–30 cm (0.39–11.81 inch) tall. The stems are slightly flattened, often tinged purple in color. The flowers are small and of purple to pale green color.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: The plant is reported to contain Phenolic phyto- toxins, ferulic, syringic, p-coumaric, vanillic, p-hydro- xybenzoic and O-hydroxyphenyl acetic acids.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Fresh wound: Paste of durva plant is prepared and applied over fresh wounds to control bleeding.
• Conjunctivitis: Fresh juice is used as eye drops to reduce reddishness, burning sensation & treat the condition.
• Epistaxis: Fresh juice of durva is installed as nasal drops.
• Scorpion bite: Fresh juice given 30-40ml internally.
• Menorrhagia: Decoction of durva is given in a dose of 50-60ml.

INDICATIONS:

Netraroga eye disorder, Amlapitta acidity, Roga pratirodhaka shakti immunomodulator, Prameh diabetes, Hridya roga heart disease, Pittaja visarpa skin disease.

USEFUL PART: Whole plant

DOSAGE: Juice of plant- 10 to 20 ml, Decoction- 40 to 50 ml

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Patoladi churna
2. Raktasthambak tablet
3. Kamdudha ras
4. Durvadi taila
5. Manasmitra vataka
6. Arukaladi taila