Krishna-Durva (Black scutch grass)
Kṛṣṇā Dūrvā कृष्णा दूर्वा
Cynodon dactylon (dark var.) · Poaceae
Common: Dark scutch grass · Black-flowered Bermuda grass
grass whole plant, fresh juice shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyaanti-melasma (folk)refrigerant
Dark-flowered variety of Cynodon. Folkloric anti-melasma use. Cosmetic interchangeability with Sita-Durva is the norm.