Imperata cylindrica

Chinese Name: Maidong

Common Name : cogongrass or kunai gras

Imperata cylindrica plants have been used in traditional systems of medicine in oriental area. It is described sweet in taste, cold in nature, and attributive to the lung, stomach, and bladder meridians, with relieving fever, and a diuretic effect. For the treatment of fever, polydipsia, vomiting blood, blood stasis, lung heat, difficulty in micturition, edema, jaundice, etc.

Y. K. Jung and D. Shin, Imperata cylindrica: A Review of Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Industrial Applications, Molecules, 26(5): 1454, 2021