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==Chemical Composition==
 
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Flavonoids, orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin, violanthin, lucenin-1, tricin, keto acids; polysaccharide and the free sugars, β-sitosterol glucoside.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=Raagi|ml=Muttari, Raagi|sa=Rāgī, Madhūli|ta=Raagi, Kejhavaragu|te=Raagulu, Tagidelu|hi=Manduaa, Makaraa, Raagi|en=Finger Millet, Ragi}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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Tikta, Madhura, Kaṣāya
 
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Laghu
 
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Śīta
 
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Madhura
 
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Pittahara, Raktadoṣahara, Vṛḍya, Rasāyana
 
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==Where to get the saplings==
 
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*[[Amlapittāntaka Modaka]], [[Amṛta Guggulu]], [[Aṣvagandhādi Leha]]
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==

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The drug consists of dried root of Eleusine corocana (L.) Gaertn. (Fam. Poaceae), an erect, stout, annual grass, cultivated throughout India.

Uses

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

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

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

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

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. [ "Cultivation detail"]

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