Paddy
Scientific name of Paddy: Oryza sativa Linn
Name of Paddy in different languages:-
English: Asian rice
Sanskrit: Shashtika, Vreehi, Sali
Hindi: Dhan, Chaval
Tamil: நெல்-Nel
Malayalam: Nellu, Njavara
Plant description of Paddy:
It is an annual grass, grow in the wetland area, in a clump of upright stems grow on fibrous hair roots, up to 1 m or more tall, leaves are long, leaf blades are flat, sharp apex, grow about 35 cm. long. The flowers born on broad, branched clusters, oblong spike lets, contain a single kernel of grain are forming dense clusters. It is enveloped in husks that contain rice.
Useful plant parts:
Rice, Seed, Root
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Long | Margin-Entire | Venation-parallel |
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| Njavara or Navara Nellu |
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Medicinal uses:
burning sensation, colonopathy, bilious fever, diabetes, pitta disorders, pneumonia, diarrhea etc.
Chemical contents:
cooling, diuretic, febrifuge
it is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:
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