Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cymbopogon flexuosus
Scientific Name and Description
Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.)
W. Watson
W. Watson
Herb Family
Plant type
Grass
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | anthi balai, anthibalai, anthibale hullu, anthibele hullu |
| Tamil | chukkanaripullu, chukkunari-pillu, sukkunari-pillu |
| Common Names | Cochin grass, East-Indian lemon grass, Malabar grass, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson Grass Whole plant Headache; pesticide; cholera; flavouring and perfumery agent; nebulisation General Manikandan 2005
References
Literature
Literature
Manikandan 2005
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
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
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Cymbopogon flexuosus. (2023, August 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbopogon_flexuosus