HERBAL GARDEN
Vivek college of Ayurvedic Sciences & Hospital Bijnor UP
दूर्वा
Classification
Synoyms
अनंता- Durva spreads extensively on the ground.
प्रतनिका- Durva grows extensively and spread.
रुहा- When cut grown again.
गोलोमी- Durva has liner leaves which resemble cows hair.
शतपर्विका- Durva has many nodes.
शतवीर्या- Durva is very efficacious drug and has many actions.
Habit
Prostrate, widely creeping herb
Habitat
Durva grows throughout India, usually found in waste lands, road rides, gardens and parks.
Morphology
- Stem - Slender and creeping with erect or ascending flowering branches 7-30 cm long.
- Leaves- 2-10 cm long, narrowly linear, tip acute.
- Flowers- spikelets are 1.5-2.5mm long.
- Fruits- grains in 1mm long.
Chemical Composition
Whole plant contains carotene, Palmitic acid and triterpenoides.
Guna-Karma
Rasa- तिक्त,मधुर,कषाय
Guna- लघु,
Virya- शीत
Vipaka- मधुर
Karma-रक्तस्तंभक
Doshakarma-कफपित्त शामक
Medicinal uses
दाह
तृष्णा
रक्तपित्त
ज्वर
कुष्ठ
अतिसार
रक्तश्राव
Useful Part
Whole plant
Doses
Swarasa- 10-20ml
Panchang kwath- 50-100ml
Kalka- 1-3 gm
Important Formulation
दुर्वादय क्वाथ
दुर्वादय तैल
दुर्वादय घृत
Shloka
दूर्वा शीतविर्या तिक्तकषाया ग्राही स्तम्भिनी
रक्तपित्तास्रकफघ्नी व्रणशोधनरोपणी च॥ (भावप्रकाश निघण्टु – ओषधिवर्ग)
Hindi Name
दूब
English Name
Conch grass
Botanical Name
Cynodon dactylon Person
Family
Poaceae