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Dhanya, Oryza sativa

Oryza sativa rice is an erect, usually annual grass though there are also perennial forms. It varies considerably in height and habit according to variety with cultivars ranging from 30 - 180cm tall. Rice has been cultivated in India and China for at least 4,000 years. It is one of the most commonly cultivated crops in the world, being grown for its edible seed in tropical to warm temperate climates around the world and forming a staple food for about half the world's human population.

Uses

Stomach disorders.^[1]

Parts Used

Root, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Akki, Bhattha, Nellu
Hindi	Chaval, Dhan
Malayalam	Ari, Navaranellu, Nellu
Tamil	Arisi, Nellu
Telugu	Biyyam, Vudlu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Dhanya, Khanjarita, Sastika, Vilavasin
English	Rice

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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

Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Snighdha (Slimy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	Culms 50-120 cm high, erect, rooting at the lower nodes; nodes glabrous.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Panicle	Pale yellow	10	10-25 cm long, lax. Spikelets 7-10 mm long, oblong, awned or not. Glumes reduced. First lemma 7-10 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, empty.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Grain		Oblong, tightly enclosed by the lemma and palea			{{{6}}}

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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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-'''Dhanya''' , rice is an erect, usually annual grass though there are also perennial forms. It varies considerably in height and habit according to variety with cultivars ranging from 30 - 180cm tall. Rice has been cultivated in India and China for at least 4,000 years. It is one of the most commonly cultivated crops in the world, being grown for its edible seed in tropical to warm temperate climates around the world and forming a staple food for about half the world's human population.
+'''Oryza sativa''' rice is an erect, usually annual grass though there are also perennial forms. It varies considerably in height and habit according to variety with cultivars ranging from 30 - 180cm tall. Rice has been cultivated in India and China for at least 4,000 years. It is one of the most commonly cultivated crops in the world, being grown for its edible seed in tropical to warm temperate climates around the world and forming a staple food for about half the world's human population.
 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Stomach disorders}}
+{{Uses|Stomach disorders}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
-<ref name="Uses"/>
 ==Parts Used==
-{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}
+{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
 ==Chemical Composition==
 ==Common names==
-{{Common names|kn=akki, bhattha, nellu|ml=ari, navaranellu, nellu|sa=dhanya, khanjarita, sastika, vilavasin|ta=arisi, nellu|te=biyyam, vudlu|hi=chaval, dhan|en=Rice}}
+{{Common names|kn=Akki, Bhattha, Nellu|ml=Ari, Navaranellu, Nellu|sa=Dhanya, Khanjarita, Sastika, Vilavasin|ta=Arisi, Nellu|te=Biyyam, Vudlu|hi=Chaval, Dhan|en=Rice}}.
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 ==Identification==
 ===Leaf===
-{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Culms 50-120 cm high, erect, rooting at the lower nodes; nodes glabrous.  Leaves 25-60 x 0.5-1.2 cm, linear-lanceolate or linear, apex acuminate, scabrid; sheaths ciliate along the margins; ligules 2-3 mm long, membranous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
+{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Culms 50-120 cm high, erect, rooting at the lower nodes; nodes glabrous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 ===Flower===
-{{Flower|Bisexual|panicle|Pale yellow|10|10-25 cm long, lax. Spikelets 7-10 mm long, oblong, awned or not.  Glumes reduced.   First lemma 7-10 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, empty.   Second lemma 6-8 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, granulate, fertile.  Palea oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. }}
+{{Flower|Bisexual|Panicle|Pale yellow|10|10-25 cm long, lax. Spikelets 7-10 mm long, oblong, awned or not.  Glumes reduced.   First lemma 7-10 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, empty.}}
 ===Fruit===
-{{Fruit|Grain|| oblong, tightly enclosed by the lemma and palea.||}}
+{{Fruit|Grain||Oblong, tightly enclosed by the lemma and palea||}}
 ===Other features===
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 <references>
-<ref name="Uses">[https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/sali-fruit-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-oryza-sativa-linn/ "Uses"]</ref>
+<ref name="Uses">[https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/sali-fruit-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-oryza-sativa-linn/ Uses]</ref>
-<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
+<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
-<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
+<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>