Amor-seco
Andropogon aciculatus
LOVE GRASS

Other scientific names Common names 
Chrysopogon aciculatus Amor-seco (Sp.) 
Rhaphis trivialis  Dalekedek (Bon.) 
Andropogon acicularis  Dalukdul (Bon.) 
Andropogon subulatus  Lakut-lapas (Sul.) 
Chrysopogon subulatus  Marisekos (Tag.) 
Rhaphis javanica  Mariskos (Tag.) 
  Pagippi (Ibn.) 
  Tinloi (Tag.) 
  Love grass (Eng.) 

Botany:
Perennial, dense, leafy grass, with short horizontal stems; creeping and branching below. Flowering stems are erect, 20-60 cm high. Leaves are short, linear-lanceolate, 3-10 cm long, 4-6 cm wide. Sessile spikeloet is very narrow, 3 mm long; callus is elongated, barbed; fourth glume is linear, acuminate, with a short and scabrid awn.

Distribution
A pest of a weed found throughout the Philippines in open places at low and medium altitudes.

Parts utilized::
· Entire plant

Folkloric uses
· Decoction of root is used for diarrhea.
· Decoction of entire plant as a diuretic.
· Ashes of burned roots taken internally for rheumatism.

Availability
Wild-crafted.