Proso Millet

चीना

Cheenaka (Proso Millet) is another small grain classified under Kshudradhanya. It is light and dry, used in diarrhea. It is cooling and similar in properties to Kanguni but slightly different. It is grown in many parts of India. Verses: 56-57.

What is China / Proso Millet (China / Cheena / चीना)?

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 8

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

Grahi (absorbent)

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 8

References in Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan

they are Kosha, Swasthika, Muttoli, China, Dama, Anuvellita, Khatva, Vibandha, Sthagika, Vitana, Utsanga, Gosphana, Yamaka, Sthagika, Mandala and Panchangi;
— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastrakarma Vidhi

China for the outer canthus of the eyes;
— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastrakarma Vidhi

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastrakarma Vidhi

References in Sushruta Samhita

The chapter then describes fourteen types of bandages (bandha) named after their shapes: Kosha (sheath), Dama (garland), Svastika (cross), Anuvellita (spiral), Pratoli (gate), Mandala (circular), Sthagika (cap), Yamaka (twin), Khata (cot), China (Chinese), Vibandha (tight), Vitana (canopy), Gophana (sling), and Panchangi (five-limbed).
— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 16: Karnavyadha-bandha Vidhi Adhyaya - Ear-piercing and Bandaging

Source: Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 16: Karnavyadha-bandha Vidhi Adhyaya - Ear-piercing and Bandaging

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