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Asian Rice (Dhan / Shali)
Oryza sativa
ଧାନ (Dhana)धान (Dhan)Shali
- Family
- Poaceae
- Origin
- Tropical Asia
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Habitat
- Outdoor
About the Plant
Annual aquatic clump-forming cultivated grass; hollow erect culms, rough linear-lanceolate leaf blades, and terminal drooping branched panicles of grain spikelets.
Traditional Uses
General malnutrition, hyperacidity, diarrhea, and postpartum weakness
Parts Used
Grains, husk, starch
Ayurvedic Properties
- Rasa: Madhura
- Guna: Laghu, Snigdha
- Virya: Sheeta
- Vipaka: Madhura
Health Benefits
- Primary staple source of carbohydrates, easily digestible convalescent nourishment
Precautions
Refined white rice has high glycemic index; whole red or brown rice preferred for diabetes
Interesting Facts
Over 40,000 cultivated varieties exist; Shali rice forms the nutritional backbone of Indian civilization