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Panicum miliaceum

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Panicum miliaceum

Panicum miliaceum is a grain crop with many common names including proso millet, broomcorn millet, common millet, hog millet, Kashfi millet, red millet, and white millet. Archeological evidence suggests that the crop was first domesticated before 10,000 BCE in Northern China.

Uses

Heart disease.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Resistant starch (22.95%, 0.23%, 2.02%, and 0.78%, respectively; P < .05). Lys was the first limit amino acid (AAS: 16.08%). Linolenic acid (61.74%) and oleic acid (22.16%) were the dominant fatty acids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Baragu
Hindi Chena, Barri
Malayalam
Tamil Pani varagu
Telugu Variga
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Broom Millet


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

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Linear in outline Leaves occur along the entire length of each culm, becoming less abundant above

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Simple Ovoid 4.5–5 mm. long White when mature

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

It has a wide adaptability and can be grown in climates which are too hot and dry, and on soils which are too shallow and poor for successful cultivation of other cereals.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Irrigation area.

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