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[[File:Oryza sativa - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-232.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Stomach disorders}}., {{Uses|Lecorrhea}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Acidity}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
===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.}}
===Fruit===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==References==
<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="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<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>
</references>
