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Finger millet is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. Finger millet is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands and was introduced into India approximately 4000 years ago.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Fever, Biliousness, Hepatitis, Leprosy, Liver disease, Measles, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Small pox.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Flavonoids, orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, violanthin, lucenin-1, tricin, keto acids; polysaccharide and the free sugars, β-sitosterol glucoside.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Raagi |
| Hindi | Manduaa, Makaraa, Raagi |
| Malayalam | Muttari, Raagi |
| Tamil | Raagi, Kejhavaragu |
| Telugu | Raagulu, Tagidelu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Rāgī, Madhūli |
| English | Finger Millet, Ragi |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Madhura, Kaṣāya
Guna
Laghu
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Pittahara, Raktadoṣahara, Vṛḍya, Rasāyana
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | Seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Finger millet cam be grown successfully from the temperate zone to the tropics, succeeding in arid to humid environments and also at higher elevations than most other cereal crops.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Grains
Seeds
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References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation details
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Biliousness
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hepatitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver disease
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Measles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pleurisy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pneumonia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Small pox
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Annual grass
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Savannah land
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassland
- Herbs
- Poaceae
