Paragis
Eleusine indica L.
WIRE GRASS, DOG'S TAIL
| Other scientific names | Common names | |
| Cynosurus indica | Ba-gañgan (Bik.) | Palad (C. Bis.) |
| Eleusine barbata | Bakis-bakisan (Tag.) | Palagtiki (Bis.) |
| Eleusine polydactyla | Barañgan (Bik.) | Paragis (Tag.) |
| Bikad-bikad (Sul.) | Parañgis (Ilk.) | |
| Bila-bila (P. Bis.) | Parañgis-sabuñgan (Pamp.) | |
| Bugtusan (Bis) | Sabung-sabuñgan (Tag., Pamp.) | |
| Dinapaiuk (If.) | Sambali (Tag.) | |
| Gagabutan (Tag.) | Dog's tail, wire grass (Engl.) | |
| Kabit-kabit (Tag.) |
| Botany Annual, erect, tufted, glabrous plant, up to 1 meter in height. Leaves are 10-30 cm long, 3-7 mm wide, flaccid, with flattened sheaths. Spikes are in a terminal whorl; the spikelets numerous, crowded, 3- to 5-flowered, 3-4 mm long. Distribution Ubiquitous, especially in warm places, along river banks and roads. Medicinal properties Diuretic, antihelminthic, sudorific Parts used and preparation Leaves Folkloric uses: Antihelminthic: Decoction of 20 gms in 1 liter of water. Two tablespoons of fresh leave juice every hour. Dedcoction of the fresh plant used as a diuretic and for dysentery. Dandruff: whole plant mixed with gogo; also prevents hair loss. Post-partum: Decoction or fresh juice of leaves prescribed after childbirth. Fever: Decoction of roots; boil 20 gms to a liter of water, 4 to 5 glasses a day. Sprains and lumbago: Apply poultice of leaves 4 times daily. Hemoptysis: Boil the whole plant from root to flowers, boil 20 to 30 grams in a lilter of water, as decoction. Hypertension. Availability Wild-crafted. |
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