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Vrihi rice (vrihi)

व्रीहि (धान) · व्रीहि

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: व्रीहिब्रीहिआशुधान्य
Hindi: व्रीहिधानमोटा धानचावल का धान
English: Vrihi ricevrihi ricemonsoon rice
Romanized: vrihi

Ayurvedic properties

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Taste (rasa): Astringent (kashaya)Sweet (madhura)
Qualities (guna): Guru
Effect on the doshas: Pitta: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Actions: Grahi

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Vrīhi (glossed as rice paddy) is described as astringent and sweet, destroying pitta and vata, always binding the stool and heavy in digestion.
Chapter 4 · p. 52 · v. 20Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Plant glossary, letter section ध (entries 1–7: धत्तूर to ध्यामक)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, ध वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–7: धत्तूर से ध्यामक)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, प वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–48: पटोल से प्लक्ष)Properties of shāli and other riceशालि आदि धान्यों के गुण

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

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धान्यधनिया पाटलपाडल के फूल

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Named 3 times on 2 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Chapter 4 · p. 52 · v. 20

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Content type: Food
Categories: Grain
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 2
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_vrihi