Chrysopogon zizanioides

Synonyms: Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash.
Family: Poaceae
Vernacular names: Ramacham, Vettiver, രാമച്ചം,വെറ്റിവേർ (Malayalam), Vetiver (English), Ushira (Sanskrit), Viyal (Tamil)
Distribution: India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
Description: Aromatic rhizomatous herbs. Leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, convolute, glaucous; sheaths to 30 cm long, keeled. Racemes to 14 cm long, whorled. Spikelets in pairs, dissimilar. Flowers yellowish-green or olive-green. Sessile spikelets 3-5 mm long, lanceolate. Palea oblong.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Banks of streams and backwaters and also cultivated
Flowering & Fruiting: July-December

Parts used: Root
Properties & Uses: Roots are bitter, anthelmintic, stimulant, sweet, acrid, refrigerant, aromatic, depurative, digestive, carminative, stomachic, antiemetic, diuretic and febrifuge. Roots are used to treat burning sensation, ulcers, skin diseases, vomiting, dyspepsia, colic, anemia, cough, asthma, hiccough, bilious fever, gout, sprains, hysteria, and general debility.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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