Kyllinga brevifolia
Rottb.
Cyperaceae
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.
Common Name:
General Information
Kyllinga brevifolia is a herbaceous, perennial plant with culms of grass-like leaves frowing from a long, slender rhizome creeping horizontally under or close to the ground surface. The stems can be 10 - 50 cm long[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora of China
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- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
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- 1994
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- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Widespread through the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions.
Habitat
Grasslands, along roads, in forest clearings and on river banks, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. Open grasslands, waste places, along dikes, rice paddies and other moist places in the Philippines[
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.25 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant has spread widely throughout the warmer areas of the world and is described as a weed of cultivation and agriculture in many areas[
]. It can become a pioneer plant in disturbed areas especially along roads[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
]. It is common to abundant in lawns, pastures, and other wet, sunny, disturbed places, and is one of the most common pasture weeds in Samoa[
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The plant has a distinctive "minty sweet" scent when the leaves are mown or crushed[
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves, stems and rhizomes are analgesic, antiinflammatory, antimalarial, decongestant, diuretic, febrifuge and sudorific[
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
]. A decoction of the whole plant is used as a treatment against a variety of complaints including malaria; colds with fever; whooping cough; bronchitis; swelling pain in the throat,[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The leaves are taken internally in the treatment of diarrhoea[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The pounded rhizome is used as a poultice for sores[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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A poultice of the fresh leaves is applied to snake bites, furuncles, sprains. A decoction may be used as an external wash in the treatment of pruritis[
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
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Ten fresh tubers are made into a paste and eaten with rice; once daily for three days as a treatment for diarrhoea[
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- Philippine Medicinal Plants
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- http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html
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- A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Division
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