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'''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.
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'''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.
 
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{{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.}}
  
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.950, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 25 January 2022

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.

Uses

Stomach disorders, Lecorrhea, Cough, Cough, Acidity, Wounds[1]

Parts Used

Root, Seed[2].

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

. [3]

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.

[4]

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

  • Hinohikari.jpg
  • Rice 02.jpg
  • Oryza sativa.JPG
  • Unhulled rice.jpg
  • Ricegrains1500ppx.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.950, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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