Anhang A: Pflanzenbeschreibungen

Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link

zusammengestellt von Alois Payer

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Carakasaṃhitā: Ausgewählte Texte aus der Carakasaṃhitā / übersetzt und erläutert von Alois Payer <1944 - >. -- Anhang A: Pflanzenbeschreibungen. -- Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link. -- Fassung vom 2007-07-10. -- URL: http://www.payer.de/ayurveda/pflanzen/echinochloa_frumentacea.htm          

Erstmals publiziert: 2007-07-10

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• Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link = Echinochloa crus-galli frumentacea (Link.) W.Wight. = Panicum frumentaceum Roxb.
• gr. echinos = Igel, chloe = junges Grün, Gras; lat. frumentaceus = Nahrungs-
• Poaceae - Süßgras
• "This millet is widely grown as a cereal in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Its wild ancestor is the tropical grass Echinochloa colona, but the exact date or region of domestication is uncertain. It is cultivated on marginal lands where rice and other crops will not grow well. The grains are cooked in water, like rice, or boiled with milk and sugar. Sometimes it is fermented to make beer." (Wikipedia)
• sanskrit:
  • śyāmāka: Caraka I,27,16
• Bhāvaprakāśa:
  • śyāmāka
    śyāmaka
  • śyāma
  • tribīja
  • avipriya
  • sukumāra
  • rājadhānya
  • tṛṇabījottama
• dt. Sawa-Hirse, Japanhirse
• engl. Billion Dollar Grass
• Bhāvaprakāśa: I, S. 375
• Wealth: III, 125f.
• Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhirse. -- Zugriff am 2007-07-10
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_frumentacea. -- Zugriff am 2007-07-10

Abb.: Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link
[Bildquelle: http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=eccrf_001_avd.tif. -- Public domain]

"Physical Characteristics Annual growing to 1.8m by 0.15m. It is hardy to zone 0. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. Habitats Cultivated Beds; Edible Uses Edible Parts: Seed. Seed - cooked and used as a millet. The seed can be cooked whole or can be ground into a flour[1, 57, 61, 105, 142, 171]. Usually eaten as a porridge[183]. The seed contains about 72.5% starch, 3.12% fat, 11.8% protein, 2.65% ash[179]. Medicinal Uses Stomachic. The plant is useful in the treatment of biliousness and constipation[240]. Other Uses None known Cultivation details Prefers a rich moist soil[85] but succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. Japanese millet is sometimes cultivated in India and E. Asia for its edible seed, especially in areas where rice will not grow. There are some named varieties[1, 61, 74, 171]. Plants can produce a crop of seeds within 6 weeks of sowing in warmer areas of the world[179, 183] but obtaining a reasonable crop is more problematic in the cooler summers of Britain. The plants need to be started off early in a greenhouse in order to give sufficient growing time. They are also more likely to succeed in the eastern side of the country where the summers are usually warmer and drier. Propagation Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. A sowing in situ in late spring might also succeed but is unlikely to ripen a crop of seed if the summer is cool and wet." [Quelle: Plants For A Future. -- http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Echinochloa+frumentacea. -- Zugriff am 2007-07-10. -- Creative Commons Lizenz (Namensnennung, keine kommerzielle Nutzung)]