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.