Echinochloa crus-galli Health Dictionary

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(Linn.) Beauv.

Synonym: Panicum crus-galli Linn.

Family: Gramineae; Poaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated mainly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

English: Barnyard Millet.

Ayurvedic: Ambah Shyaamaaka.

Siddha/Tamil: Oathupul.

Folk: Samak

Action: Whole plant—used for diseases of the spleen and for checking haemorrhage.

The grains are rich in carbohydrates (3.474 wt %) and trace elements (Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, Fe, Mn, Sn). The total protein content is 4.2 wt% and the total lipids 4.46%. A hormone, oestrogen, is reported from the lipid.

A polysaccharide extracted from the endosperm and composed of glucose was identified as a phytoglycogen.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Gallium

A metallic element whose radioactive form is used in radionuclide scanning to detect areas of inflammation such as those that occur in cancers, abscesses, osteomyelitis, and sarcoidosis.... gallium

Echinochloa Colonum

(Linn.) Link.

Synonym: Panicum colonum Linn.

Family: Gramineae; Poaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

English: Shama millet.

Ayurvedic: Varaka.

Siddha/Tamil: Karumpul, Varsanam- pillu.

Folk: Jangali sawuk, Shamaa, Saanvaa.

Action: Diuretic.

The protein content of the dehusked millet is higher when compared to rice. Except for lysine all other essential amino acids are present in fair quantity. The grains are a rich source of zinc and iron.... echinochloa colonum

Echinochloa Frumentacea

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Synonym: Panicumfrumentaceum Roxb.

Family: Gramineae; Poaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated mainly in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

English: Japanese Barnyard Millet.

Ayurvedic: Shyaamaaka.

Siddha: Kudrraivali pillu (Tamil).

Folk: Shamaa, Saanvaa.

Action: Plant—cooling and digestible, considered useful in biliousness and constipation.

The millet has a well balanced amino acid composition, but is deficient in lysine. Glutelin is the major constituent of protein.... echinochloa frumentacea

Crus

n. (pl. crura) an elongated process or part of a structure. The crus cerebri is one of two symmetrical nerve tracts situated between the medulla oblongata and the cerebral hemispheres.... crus

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