Culms solitary or loosely tufted, erect or geniculate, to 80 cm scaberulous below panicle. Leaf blades flat, scabrid adaxially and aw margins; ligule a densely ciliate rim. Panicles cylindrical, erect, to 25 cm; axis angled, scabrid. Spikelets broadly oblong or elliptic. Lower glume ovate and upper glume elliptic.
Herb Effects
Appetizer, astringent, digestive, diuretic, emollient, refrigerant and stomachic.
The germinated seed of yellow-seeded cultivars is astringent, digestive, emollient and stomachic. It is used in the treatment of dyspepsia, poor digestion and food stagnancy in the abdomen. White seeds are refrigerant and used in the treatment of cholera and fever. Green seeds are diuretic and strengthening to virility.
Health Remedies 
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