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Phoenix pusilla

Phoenix pusilla (pusilla, Latin, tiny or weak) or Ceylon date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), they are found in lowlands, ridges and hills. No taller than 5 m, this species is usually single-stemmed but clumps do occur naturally.

Uses

Bladder stones, Piles, Fevers, Dysentery, Rectal prolapses, Urinary tract infections, Cough.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Moisture, 66.7%; total soluble solids, 18.42%; sugars, 18.42 (mostly reducing)%; vitamin C, 9.42 mg per hundred g; pectin, 0.51%; protein, 1.12%; ash, 3.261%; phosphorus, 0.042%; potassium,. 0.549%; calcium, 0.139% magnesium, 0.006% and iron, 0.007%. ^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam	Eentha, Chitteenthal
Tamil	Cittintu, இசம Icham
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Parusakah
English	Ceylon 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	linear in outline	Leaves are up to 3 m long; pseudoleaf-stalk up to 70 cm long x 1.5-3 cm wide at base, rounded abaxially; leaf bases persistent, vertically orientated on trunk, about 8 cm wide at base.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Ovoid	Yellow-white		Calyx 1-1.5 mm high; petals 4-5 x 2-3 mm ovate, with rounded apices

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	Ovoid	11-15 x 5-8 mm	Ripening from green to red to purple-black		{{{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

A plant of the drier, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres. Plants can tolerate some frost. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil. Tolerant of some salt in the soil. ^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Garden area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

Phoenix pusilla

[chemical_composition-1] Chemical composition

[Leaf-2] Morphology

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] Cultivation Details

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-Phoenix pusilla (pusilla, Latin, tiny or weak) or Ceylon date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), they are found in lowlands, ridges and hills. No taller than 5 m, this species is usually single-stemmed but clumps do occur naturally.
+'''Phoenix pusilla''' (pusilla, Latin, tiny or weak) or Ceylon date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), they are found in lowlands, ridges and hills. No taller than 5 m, this species is usually single-stemmed but clumps do occur naturally.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Rectal prolapses}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.