Medicinal Grains
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CEREALS/ MILLETS |
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Malayalam |
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Bajara Pearl millet |
Pennisetum-typhoidcum - Graminae Pennisetum americanum |
cumbu |
cumbu |
Bajra |
sajja |
Varjari |
Bajiri |
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| Banyard | Echinochloa colona | Kudiraivalli | Jhangora | |||||
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Barley |
Hordeum vulgare - Graminae |
Barley |
Barley |
Barley |
Barley |
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| Buckwheat | Fagopyrum Tataricum | Kaspat or Oggal or Phapar | ||||||
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Chaama |
Panicum sarmenntosum or sumstrense - Shama Millet |
saamai |
chaama |
Koda |
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kutki |
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| Corn | Zea-mays - Graminae |
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Oats |
Avena Sativa |
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| Proso Millet | Panicum miiiaceaum (HOG MILLET) | PANIVARAGU | CHENA | |||||
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Ragi |
Elucine coracana - Graminae |
Ragi | Panja-pullu, pullu, Ragi | MANDIKA | ||||
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Rice |
Oryza sativa - Graminae |
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Rough Chaff or Prickly Chaff |
Achyranthus aspera - Amrantaceae |
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| Teff | Eragrostis tef |
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Thena-Italian (fox) Millet |
Steria-Italica - Graminae |
thenai |
thena |
Kangani |
korulu |
NAVANE |
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| Varagu - Fox tail Australia Ditch Millet, Hureek |
Kodo Millet Paspalum scrobiculatum |
Varagu |
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Khododhan, Kodoadhan (Bengali)_ |
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KODARA |
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Wheat |
Triticum-sativum - Graminae |
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