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Phoenix dactylifera

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Phoenix dactylifera

Phoenix dactylifera is commonly known as date or date palm. It is a flowering plant species in the palm family Arecaceae. It is cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its exact place of origin is uncertain because of long cultivation. It probably originated from the Fertile Crescent region straddling between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The species is widely cultivated across Northern Africa, The Middle East, The Horn of Africa and South Asia, And is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Uses

Diarrhoea.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Fruits contain fat (0.20–0.50%), protein (2.30–5.60%), dietary fiber (6.40–11.50%), minerals (0.10–916 mg/100 g dry weight), and vitamins (C, B1, B2, B3, and A) with very little or no starch (Al-Shahib and Marshal 2003).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಹೀಚ್ಲು ಮರ Hichlu mara
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Date palm


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple, Alternate Linear in outline The leaflets are 30 cm (12 in) long and 2 cm (0.79 in) wide. The full span of the crown ranges from 6–10 m (20–33 ft).

[2]

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Oval-Cylindrical 3–7 cm (1.2–2.8 in) long, and 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) diameter Bright red to bright yellow in colour {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Date palms require well-drained deep sandy loam soils with a pH of 8-11 (i.e., alkali). The soil should have the ability to hold the moisture. The soil should also be free from calcium carbonate.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Garden area.

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References

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