KUSHA

LATIN NAME- Desmostachya bipinnata

Eng.Name- Halfa grass

Synonyms-yagyabhusana,suchyagra

Morph- 2-3 feet (khyupa)

Guna- laghu, snigdha

Virya -sita

Vipaka- Madhura

Amayika prayoga- mutrakrcchra,Asmari,visarpa

Part used- Root

Dose- 50 -100 ml

Formulation - Kusadi ghrta,Kusadi lepa

Basonym of Drug	Kusha
Main Synonym	Darbha, barhi, suchyagra, yagyabhushana
Regional Name	Gujarati : kusha Hindi : kusha Telugu : darbha gaddi Malayalam : kusha
Botanical Name	Desmostachya bipinnata
Family	Gramineae
Classification (Gana)	Aacharya Charaka : stnyajanana, mutravirechaniya mahakashaya and madhura skandha Aacharya Sushruta : Trina panchmoola Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga
External Morphology	1/2 to 1-meter high perineal grass
Useful Parts	Root
Important Phytoconstituent	Cylindrine, arundroine, isobarilone
Rasa Panchak	Rasa : madhura, kashaya Guna : laghu, snigdha Virya : shita Vipaka : madhura
Action	Tridoshahara
Therapeutic Indication	Mutrala (diuretic), stanyajanana (galactagogue), ashmarighna (lithotriptic), trishnahara (reduces excessive thirst)
Therapeutic Uses	1. Pradara - root powder with bala churna and rice water is helpful to treat leucorrhea. 2. Ashmari - root powder with water is useful as a diuretic in renal calculi. 3. Stanyakshaya - root powder with ikshu swarasa is useful as a galactagogue.
Dose	Decoction - 50-100 ml, root powder - 3-6 gm
Formulations	Trinapanchmoola kwatha, kushadi ghrita, kushavaleha
Adverse Effect	Not Known
Remedial Measure	Not required
Purification	Not required

Internal uses :

As it is haemostatic, it is used in diarrhoea and dysentery with bleeding per rectum. menorrhagia and other bleeding disorders. It is a galactogoque. It has diuretic and lithotripsic properties. hence it is used in dysuria and calculi. Its decoction is helpful in skin disorders.