Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
- Family: Poaceae
- Vernacular names: Darbha, Darbhapullu, ദര്ഭ, ദര്ഭപ്പുല്ല് (Malayalam), Blady Grass, Elephant grass (English),
- Distribution: Paleotropics
- Description: Perennials rhizomatous herbs. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, base narrowed, sheaths overlapping. Panicles spiciform, cylindrical, white silky hairy. Spikelets lanceolate, similar, pedicelled, enveloped in long silky hairs.
- Habit: Herb
- Habitat: Grasslands, banks of backwaters, forest clearings and fallow fields
- Flowering & Fruiting: March-July
- Parts used: Root and inflorescence
- Properties & Uses: Roots and inflorescence are used as diuretic, tonic, astringent and antimicrobial. Roots are also used in fever.
- Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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