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− | + | [[File:Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. (2934263357).jpg|thumb|right|''Madhulīkā'']] | |
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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. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
− | {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Biliousness}}, {{Uses|Hepatitis}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Liver disease}}, {{Uses|Measles}}, {{Uses|Pleurisy}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Small pox}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
− | {{Parts Used|Seeds}}. | + | {{Parts Used|Seeds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
− | {{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long| | + | {{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}} |
===Fruit=== | ===Fruit=== | ||
− | {{Fruit| | + | {{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}} |
===Other features=== | ===Other features=== | ||
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
+ | *[[Amlapittāntaka Modaka]], [[Amṛta Guggulu]], [[Aṣvagandhādi Leha]] | ||
==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
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==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
− | {{Commonly seen|Savannah land}}, {{Commonly seen| | + | {{Commonly seen|Savannah land}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}. |
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
+ | File:Eleusine coracana (DITSL).jpg|Leaves | ||
+ | File:Nachani (Marathi- नाचणी) (2934265801).jpg|Grains | ||
+ | File:Ragi (Eleusine coracana) BNC (cropped).png|Seeds | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref> | <ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref> | ||
− | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> |
− | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eleusine+coracana" | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eleusine+coracana Cultivation details]</ref> |
+ | <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1117, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | *[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Eleusine_coracana.html] | + | *[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Eleusine_coracana.html Eleusine corocana on purdue.edu] |
− | *[http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/e/eleusine-coracana=finger-millet.php] | + | *[http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/e/eleusine-coracana=finger-millet.php Eleusine corocana on medicinal herbs.net] |
− | *[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Eleusine+coracana | + | *[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Eleusine+coracana Eleusine corocana on pfaf.org] |
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Poaceae]] |
Latest revision as of 11:41, 29 March 2022
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.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Flavonoids, orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, violanthin, lucenin-1, tricin, keto acids; polysaccharide and the free sugars, β-sitosterol glucoside.[2]
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.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
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