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Echinochloa frumentacea

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Echinochloa frumentacea is a robust, erect, clump-forming grass producing culms 30 - 200cm tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its edible seed. It is sometimes cultivated, especially in India and E. Asia for it's seed, especially in areas where rice will not grow.

Uses

Biliousness, Constipation.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Japanese millet is an annual plant that can succeed in a wide range of environments from the temperate zone to the tropics. It can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wild areas.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

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