Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch Family: Poaceae Common name: Cogon grass Habit : Herb Habitat: Grasslands, roadsides and hardwood forests

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch

Family: Poaceae

Common name: Cogon grass

Habit : Herb

Habitat: Grasslands, roadsides and hardwood forests

Medicinal uses:

☘️Decoction of this grass is used to treat urinary tract infections, fever and thirst. 

☘️Root is used as tonic. 

☘️It is also used to treat nose bleeds, oedema and jaundice. 

Subhadarshini Satapathy

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)