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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.
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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.
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==Uses==
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{{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"/>.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
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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"/>
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==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}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta, Madhura, Kaṣāya
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===Guna===
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Laghu
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===Veerya===
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Śīta
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura
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===Karma===
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Pittahara, Raktadoṣahara, Vṛḍya, Rasāyana
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Annual grass}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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*[[Amlapittāntaka Modaka]], [[Amṛta Guggulu]], [[Aṣvagandhādi Leha]]
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Savannah land}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Eleusine coracana (DITSL).jpg|Leaves
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File:Nachani (Marathi- नाचणी) (2934265801).jpg|Grains
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File:Ragi (Eleusine coracana) BNC (cropped).png|Seeds
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Eleusine+coracana Cultivation details]</ref>
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<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>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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*[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Eleusine_coracana.html Eleusine corocana on purdue.edu]
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*[http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/e/eleusine-coracana=finger-millet.php Eleusine corocana on medicinal herbs.net]
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*[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Eleusine+coracana Eleusine corocana on pfaf.org]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Poaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:41, 29 March 2022

Madhulīkā

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

Fever, Biliousness, Hepatitis, Leprosy, Liver disease, Measles, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Small pox[1].

Parts Used

Seeds[1].

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

Annual grass

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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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

Seeds

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

Savannah land, Grassland.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Grains

  • Seeds

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1117, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  2. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  3. ↑ [Morphology]
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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