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Borassus flabellifer - Talah
Talah is a tall palm tree with fan shaped leaves found abundantly all along the Eastern Coast of India. The fruits are valued for their sweet jelly like pulp and inflorescence stalks which yield delicious neera.
Uses
Liver diseases, Spleen diseases, Inflammation, General debility, Acidity, Diarrhea, Cough, Cold. [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The sap is an excellent source of biologically available riboflavin. Aqueous MeOH extract of young shoots contains heat-stable toxin; edible part of young shoot, neurotoxic to rats, but not hepatotoxic. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kari thaale, Thaatiningu |
| Hindi | Tad |
| Malayalam | Ampana, Carim-pana, Carimpana, eta |
| Tamil | Nonkupanai, Nungu, Panaimaram |
| Telugu | Karatalamu, Karathaalamu, Naamathaadu, Tatichettu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Taladrumah, Talah, Trinaraja |
| English | Palmyrah 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 (Slimy)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Madhura (Sweet)
Karma
Vata, Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Palmate | Leaves plicately multifid. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | Male flowers small, clustered; bracts scaly, secund, overlapping. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drupe | 13 cm across | Fruits globose, black when ripe with 1-3 compressed pyrenes. | {{{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
Pre-soak for 24 hours in warm water and sow in containers or in situ. The seed is difficult to germinate, often taking 12 months or more. Scarifying it prior to soaking may reduce germination time. [6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Whole tree
Leaves
References
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Spleen diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat General debility
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Acidity
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cold
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
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- 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
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- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal area
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