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Triticum aestivum

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Triticum aestivum

Bread wheat is an annual grass that can grow up to 150cm tall, usually producing 2 - 5 tillers, though up to 40 have been reported. Bread wheat is one of the most important human food crops, providing a staple food for billions of people. It has been cultivated since about 5,000 BC and is now widely grown in most countries of the world.

Uses

Biliousness, Intoxication, Malaise, Sore throat, Thirst, Spasmic pain, Constipation, Cough, Abdominal coldness.[1]

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

Bread wheat arose in southeast Europe and around the Caspian Sea, but is now widely cultivated from near the tropics to the colder regions of the temperate zone.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemical constituents]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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