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[[File:Caryota urens at Mayyil (1).jpg|thumb|right|''Sritalah'', ''Caryota urens'']]
 
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'''Sritalah''', is a large palm tree that can be found growing in the evergreen forests of the [[western ghats]] and planted freely throughout India. Traditionally the tree has been used to make toddy and starch is extracted from the inner stem.
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'''Sritalah''' is a large palm tree that can be found growing in the evergreen forests of the [[western ghats]] and planted freely throughout India. Traditionally the tree has been used to make toddy and starch is extracted from the inner stem.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Migraine}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}
 
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|Migraine}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}
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==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Sap}}
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{{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Stem Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Sap}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=bagani mara, bagini, bagni, baina, baine, bainemara, baini|ml=anapana, anapanna, anapanne, anappana, chundapana|sa=hoajavriksha, dirgha, mada, madadruma, madyadru, madyadruma, mohakari, rajju, sritalah, vitanaka|ta=ataku, atakumaram, atam, kuntalapanai, kuntar panai|te=bakini, chirugu, chirugu chettu, cirugu, gukatad, jeeluga, jeeluga chettu|hi=ban-khajur, mari, mari ka jhat, marikajhad|en=Fishtail palm}}
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{{Common names|kn=Bagani mara, Bagini, Bagni, Baina, Baine, Bainemara, Baini|ml=Anapana, Anapanna, Anapanne, Anappana, Chundapana|sa=Hoajavriksha, Dirgha, Mada, Madadruma, Madyadru, Madyadruma, Mohakari, Rajju, Sritalah, Vitanaka|ta=Ataku, Atakumaram, Atam, Kuntalapanai, Kuntar panai|te=Bakini, Chirugu, Chirugu chettu, Cirugu, Gukatad, Jeeluga, Jeeluga chettu|hi=Ban-khajur, Mari, Mari ka jhat, Marikajhad|en=Fishtail palm}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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<ref name="Common names"/>
 
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|alternate|4-6 m long; pinnae 5-7 pairs, to 1.5 m long;  leaflets broadly cuneate, fan-shaped, 12-20 cm long, 7-10 cm wide at wider portion, raemorse at apex, many ribbed.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|Alternate|4-6 m long; pinnae 5-7 pairs, to 1.5 m long;  leaflets broadly cuneate, fan-shaped, 12-20 cm long, 7-10 cm wide at wider portion, raemorse at apex, many ribbed.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Monoecious|Spadix|Yellow|Many|Spadix interfoliar, shortly peduncled, much branched, pendulous, to 4 m long; spathes few, 40-50 cm long. Flowers many, in triads with female flower in the middle.  Sepals 3, rounded, imbricate.  Petals linear-oblong, valvate.  Stamens many.  Ovary 3-celled, 3-gonous; ovule 1-per locule. }}
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{{Flower|Monoecious|Spadix|Yellow|Many|Spadix interfoliar, shortly peduncled, much branched, pendulous, to 4 m long; spathes few, 40-50 cm long. Flowering from October to March}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||2 cm across|globose, reddish purple; seeds plano-convex, subreniform.|}}
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{{Fruit||2 cm across|Globose, reddish purple; seeds plano-convex, subreniform.|||Fruiting from October to March}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Seed - At room temperature the seeds remain viable for 30 - 90 days, depending on storage conditions. An experiment in Sri Lanka on the effect of seed storage and exposure to sunlight revealed a germination rate of 99% for seeds sown after 30-day storage in a dark room. Seed germinate in 2-4 months. Seedlings can tolerate sun while quite small. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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Seed - At room temperature the seeds remain viable for 30 - 90 days, depending on storage conditions. An experiment in Sri Lanka on the effect of seed storage and exposure to sunlight revealed a germination rate of 99% for seeds sown after 30-day storage in a dark room. Seed germinate in 2-4 months. Seedlings can tolerate sun while quite small.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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==References==
 
==References==
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<ref name="Uses">http://dhaarrii.blogspot.com/2009/09/caryota-urens.html "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[http://dhaarrii.blogspot.com/2009/09/caryota-urens.html Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Caryota+urens Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Caryota+urens "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.750, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Caryota+urens
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Caryota+urens Caryota urens  on the ferns.info]
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* https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Caryota-Urens-Cid596
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* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Caryota-Urens-Cid596 Caryota urens  on herbpathy.com]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 16:05, 24 January 2022

Sritalah, Caryota urens

Sritalah is a large palm tree that can be found growing in the evergreen forests of the western ghats and planted freely throughout India. Traditionally the tree has been used to make toddy and starch is extracted from the inner stem.

Uses

Arthritis, Burning sensation, Migraine, Snake bites [1]

Parts Used

Leaf, Stem Bark, Sap[2].

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bagani mara, Bagini, Bagni, Baina, Baine, Bainemara, Baini
Hindi Ban-khajur, Mari, Mari ka jhat, Marikajhad
Malayalam Anapana, Anapanna, Anapanne, Anappana, Chundapana
Tamil Ataku, Atakumaram, Atam, Kuntalapanai, Kuntar panai
Telugu Bakini, Chirugu, Chirugu chettu, Cirugu, Gukatad, Jeeluga, Jeeluga chettu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Hoajavriksha, Dirgha, Mada, Madadruma, Madyadru, Madyadruma, Mohakari, Rajju, Sritalah, Vitanaka
English Fishtail palm

[3]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Guru (Heavy)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Karma

Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Alternate 4-6 m long; pinnae 5-7 pairs, to 1.5 m long; leaflets broadly cuneate, fan-shaped, 12-20 cm long, 7-10 cm wide at wider portion, raemorse at apex, many ribbed.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Monoecious Spadix Yellow Many Spadix interfoliar, shortly peduncled, much branched, pendulous, to 4 m long; spathes few, 40-50 cm long. Flowering from October to March

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
2 cm across Globose, reddish purple; seeds plano-convex, subreniform. Fruiting from October to March

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

Seed - At room temperature the seeds remain viable for 30 - 90 days, depending on storage conditions. An experiment in Sri Lanka on the effect of seed storage and exposure to sunlight revealed a germination rate of 99% for seeds sown after 30-day storage in a dark room. Seed germinate in 2-4 months. Seedlings can tolerate sun while quite small.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub Tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Caryota urens top side.jpg
  • Sri Lanka-Kitul tree (3).jpg
  • Caryota urens Male Flowers.jpg
  • (Caryota urens) Palm tree at Shivaji Park 01.JPG

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.750, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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