Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Phoenix pusilla"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[File:Phoenix pusilla, small.JPG|thumb|right|'''Phoenix pusilla''']]
 
[[File:Phoenix pusilla, small.JPG|thumb|right|'''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.
+
'''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==
 
{{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Rectal prolapses}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.
 
{{Uses|Bladder stones}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Fevers}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Rectal prolapses}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.

Revision as of 10:45, 15 June 2020

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.

[2]

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