Botany
Apurau is a densely tufted plant, growing up to 20 to 50 cm high. Stems are rather spongy, terete, leafless, and when dry, often transversely septate. Spikelets are 7 to 30, crowded, ovoid to oblong, 1 cm long or less. Glumes are ovate, about 4 mm long. Nuts are 3-angled, black and shining, obovoid, about 2 mm long. Hypogynous bristles are absent.
Distribution
- In open, wet places in settled areas at a low altitude in Luzon Provinges of Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal and Laguna.
- Also occurs in the Old World tropics.
Properties
Considered purgative.
Parts used
Whole plant.
Uses
Folkloric
In India, plant is used as a purgative.
In the Jaipur district, used for vomiting.
In Bangladesh, roots and branches used for baby's vomiting and diarrhea. The juice from well-grounded roots given to babies before breakfast.
Availability
Wild-crafted.
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