dubʰi gʰas

Devanagari Script

दुभि घास

Phonetic

[dubʰi gʰas]

English: Translation

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Hindi: Translation

दुब घास

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Health, well-being and sickness

Notes

This weed is not used for edible purposes, but it has some medicinal benefits identified by the Birhor community.

Medicinal values for: cough, headache, dysentery, cuts, wounds, skin diseases, toothaches

Plant: A decoction prepared from the plant is used for cough (kʰuʔ), headache and stomach disorder (dysentery).
Leaf: The crushed (kʰeʧaʔ) leaves (sakam) spread over cuts and wounds help to stop bleeding.
A paste prepared from the leaves (sakam) is also used for the treatment of skin disease.
The leaves (sakam) are considered as a remedy for toothache (ɖaʈa hasu).

Source

https-www-tropicos-org-name-25509471

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