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Phoenix sylvestris - Kharjura
Kharjura, Wild date palm is a very tall, fast-growing, unbranched, single-stemmed palm with recurving, plumose, glaucous fronds, growing 4 - 15 metres tall. Typically, the plant has a swollen base, and retains the leaf bases on the trunk. The plant is sometimes of considerable local economic importance, particularly as a source of sugar
Uses
Improves digestion strength, Improves strength and immunity, Rheumatoid arthritis, Anaemia, Cough [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | eechalu, eechala mara |
| Hindi | khajoor, khajri |
| Malayalam | intappana, kharjjuram |
| Tamil | icham ,periaitcham |
| Telugu | etha chettu, peddaeeta |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | kharjura, skandhappala, madhukshir, duraroha |
| English | Wild date palm |
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), Snigdha (Oily)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Madhura (Sweet)
Karma
Pitta, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| pinnate | Clustered at the top | Leaves 3-4.5 m long, greyish-green, with a few short(to 10 cm) spines at the base; pinnules numerous, linear, 15-45 cm long and 2-2.5 cm wide, ending in short points. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | Spadix | Pale yellow | 3 | fragrant, borne in spadices; male flowers white, female greenish. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | 2.5-3.2 cm long | Fruiting spadix about 90 cm long, bearing oblong-ellipsoid berries, 2.5-3.2 cm long, orange-yellow when ripe. | Seed approximately 1.7 cm long, deeply grooved with rounded ends | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seed - probably best sown as soon as it is ripe in containers, otherwise sow the seed as soon as you obtain it. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 months. [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaf
Spines
Flowers
Fruits
Trees
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References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ Vernacular names
- ↑ Botonic description
- ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External Links
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Improves digestion strength
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Improves strength and immunity
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anaemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Herbs with Fruit used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
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