Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Kitti (Mun.)

• Locality

  Collected in the village Enipein Powe

• Elevation

  Alt. 19 m. (62 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.8133, 158.157

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Poaceae
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BOTANICAL
vQARDEii/
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.).
Collected in the village Enipein Powe.
6°48'48"Ni 158°9'24HE
63 It.
Near roadside.
Grass about 1 ft (0.3m) tall, leaf thin and green. Grows
on disturbed areas.
N.V. Rehtakai [Pohnpeian]
leaves	Eor	ohng lohpar, sore or hurt throat.
Gather four leaves, chew, put into a piece
of cloth, squeeze into a coconut drink and
drink it all at once. Only once.
whole plants
For hair conditioner. Pull up two whole
plants, cut the roots and stem off, clean,
pound, put into a piece of cloth, add
scraped coconut, and apply to your hair as
oil. Once a day for 8 days.
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