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'''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.
 
'''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==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Liver diseases}}, {{Uses|Spleen diseases}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|General debility}}, {{Uses|Acidity}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}
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{{Uses|Liver diseases}}, {{Uses|Spleen diseases}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|General debility}}, {{Uses|Acidity}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Urine infection}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Mental disorder}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}.<ref name="Uses"/><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
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==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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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.
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=kari thaale, thaatiningu, |ml=ampana, carim-pana, carimpana, eta|sa=taladrumah, talah, trinaraja|ta=nonkupanai, nungu, panaimaram|te=karatalamu, karathaalamu, naamathaadu,  tatichettu|hi=tad|en=Palmyrah palm}}
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{{Common names|kn=Kari thaale, Thaatiningu|ml=Ampana, Carim-pana, Carimpana, eta|sa=Taladrumah, Talah, Trinaraja|ta=Nonkupanai, Nungu, Panaimaram|te=Karatalamu, Karathaalamu, Naamathaadu,  Tatichettu|hi=Tad, Tari|en=Palmyrah palm}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Palmate|Leaves plicately multifid; leaflets 60-80, induplicate, apex acuminate; petiole stout, spinous, base broad, split. Spadices interfoliar, large, dioecious, branched; peduncle sheathed with open spathes. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Palmate|Leaves plicately multifid.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual||||Male flowers small, clustered; bracts scaly, secund, overlapping. Sepals 3, oblong, to 3 mm. Petals 3, obovate-spathulate, to 2 mm. Stamens 6; anthers to 1 mm; pistillodes small, bristly. Female flowers large, globose. Perianth fleshy, accrescent. Sepals reniform, imbricate. Petals smaller, convolute. Ovary globose, entire or 3-or-1-cleft, 3-or 4-celled; ovules basal; stigmas 3, sessile, recurved; staminodes 6-9.}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual||||Male flowers small, clustered; bracts scaly, secund, overlapping. Flowering from February to May}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|Drupe|13 cm across|Fruits globose, black when ripe with 1-3 compressed pyrenes.||}}
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{{Fruit|Drupe|13 cm across|Fruits globose, black when ripe with 1-3 compressed pyrenes|||Fruiting from February to May}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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[[Manikya rasa]], [[Asanadi kashayam]], [[Panaviraladi Bhasma]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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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.
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==Season to grow==
  
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==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
  
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===Propagation===
 
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/51-2012-03-14-06-49-40/740--borassus-flabellifer "Uses"]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/51-2012-03-14-06-49-40/740--borassus-flabellifer Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Botanic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Common names"]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Common names]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Borassus+flabellifer Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/04/toddy-palm-asian-palmyra-palm-tala/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.525, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
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</references>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijcpr/article/download/12102/4414/]
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* [https://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijcpr/article/download/12102/4414/ Borassus flabellifer on innovare academics.in]
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* [https://www.entranceindia.com/medicinal-plants-herbs-flowers/tala-inflorescence-in-ayurveda-botanical-name-borassus-flabellifer-linn/ Borassus flabellifer on entrance india.com]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Borassus+flabellifer]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Borassus+flabellifer Borassus flabellifer on the ferns.info]
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*[http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer Borassus flabellifer on palm pedia.net]
  
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
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[[Category:Arecaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:44, 9 September 2023

Talah, Borassus flabellifer

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, Diarrhoea, Cough, Cold, Urine infection, Swelling, Mental disorder, Constipation, Wounds.[1][2]

Parts Used

Root, Leaf, Fruit, Flower[2].

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. [3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kari thaale, Thaatiningu
Hindi Tad, Tari
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

[4]

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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Palmate Leaves plicately multifid.

[5]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Male flowers small, clustered; bracts scaly, secund, overlapping. Flowering from February to May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Drupe 13 cm across Fruits globose, black when ripe with 1-3 compressed pyrenes Fruiting from February to May

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Manikya rasa, Asanadi kashayam, Panaviraladi Bhasma[6]

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. [7]

Season to grow

Required Ecosystem/Climate

Kind of soil needed

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Coastal area.

Photo Gallery

  • Whole tree

  • Tree I IMG 1497.jpg

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.525, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Chemical composition
  4. ↑ Common names
  5. ↑ Botanic description
  6. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  7. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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