Review on Cynodon dactylon (L.) (Durba grass): The phytochemicals present and its biological utilities
Author(s):
Soumen Patra
Abstract:
Cynodon dactylon is a long-lived weedy grass which is an auspicious herb among the all ten herbs and constituting of the group ‘Dasapushpam’ in Ayurveda, distributed globally, mainly in the tropical lands. In India, it is very sacred grass and used in the worship of Hindu God and Goddess. Cynodon dactylon is locally known as Durba grass in Bengal. This grass is very rich in metabolites such as carbohydrates, proteins, flavonoids, carotenoids, minerals, alkaloids, glycosides and triterpenoides. Whole parts of the grass Cynodon dactylon shows various activities like antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial and wound healing properties. Moreover, it is used extensively in traditional medicines to cure various ailments namely cough, hemorrhage, headache, hypertension, diarrhea, dysentery, hysteria, snakebite, sores, measles, stones urogenital disorders, tumors etc. Synthesis and characterization of silver nano-particles, gold nano-particles and bio-silica nano-particles using Cynodon dactylon extract and evaluation of their antibacterial activity have been reviewed in this manuscript.
