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{{stub}}[[File:Paspalum scrobiculatum (6220851774).jpg|thumb|right|''Kodravaḥ'']]KodravaÅ '''Kodravaḥ''' consists of dehusked and well-matured caryopsis of Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn. (Fam. Poaceae), an annual grass 60 to 90 cm tall, cultivated in the plains of India for its grains; newly gathered grains with husks are poisonous; husks are removed prior to use or powdering. ==Uses=={{Uses|Anti-diabetic}}, {{Uses|Reduces cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhages}},  ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Seeds}}. ==Chemical Composition== <ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Harak, Harike|ml=Varaku|sa=|ta=Varagu|te=Arikelu, Kiraruga|hi=Kodon, Kodava, Kododhaam|en=Kodo Millet}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===Kaṣāya, Madhura===Guna===Laghu, Rūkṣa===Veerya===Śīta===Vipaka===Kaṭu===Karma===Pittahara, Kaphahara, Grāhī, Lekhana, Viḍaghna===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Perennial }} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Linear|Leaves 20-30 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm wide, linear-lanceolate. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|||3|Inflorescence racemose spikes, 5-9, arranged alternately on the peduncle; racemes 4-7 cm long. Spikelets 0.05-0.1 cm, sub-orbicular, arranged in 4 rows on the broad flat rachis.}}   ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==  ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}} ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant of low to fairly high elevations in the tropics and subtropics, being found from sea level to 3,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Weedy places}}, {{Commonly seen|Often on damp soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Common in semi-swamp forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp grassland and swamps}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Paspalum scrobiculatum (4987845638).jpg|LeavesFile:Starr-170727-0512-Paspalum scrobiculatum-seedhead-Makamakaole-Maui - Flickr - Starr Environmental.jpg|InflorescenceFile:Kodo Millet in Chhattisgarh.jpg|SeedsFile:Starr-140909-1674-Paspalum scrobiculatum-seedheads-Wailua-Maui (24950093400).jpg|Flowers</gallery> ==References==<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[ Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paspalum_scrobiculatum Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Paspalum+scrobiculatum Cultivation detail]</ref></references> ==External Links==[http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1423 Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn on iucngisd.org][https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243275 Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn on india biodiversity.org][[Category:Herbs]][[Category:Poaceae]]