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Phoenix sylvestris - Kharjura

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Ichalu with fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Kharjura'', ''Phoenix sylvestris'']]
'''Kharjura''', Wild is wild date palm is a very tall, . It is 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==Uses=={{Uses|Improves digestion strength}}, {{Uses|Improves strength and immunity}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, particularly as a source of sugar{{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Improves digestion strength}}, {{Uses|Improves strength and immunity}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Cough}}Phoenix sylvestris can be used in Food. Mature fruits are eaten raw. Sap is drunk as a soft drink.<ref name="UsesForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|FruitFruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=eechaluEechalu, eechala Eechala mara|ml=intappanaIntappana, kharjjuramKharjjuram|sa=kharjuraKharjura, skandhappala, madhukshir, durarohaSkandhappala|ta=icham Icham ,periaitchamPeriaitcham|te=etha Etha chettu, peddaeetaPeddaeeta|hi=khajoorKhajoor, khajriKhajri|en=Wild date palm}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Pitta, Vata
===Prabhava===
 
===Nutritional components===
Phoenix sylvestris Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin C, Phenols, Calcium, copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potasium, Phosphurus, sodium and Zinc.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnatePinnate|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Spadix|Pale yellow|3|fragrantFragrant, borne in spadices; male flowers white, female greenish.Flowering season is May-November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|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|Fruiting season is May-November}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Balaprasha]], [[Eladi vati]], [[Drakshadi churna]], [[Shatavaryadi churna]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==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<ref name===Season "Cultivation details"/>. Phoenix sylvestris is available through January to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation==October<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}.
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/04/khajoor-date-palm-phoenix-sylvestris/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/04/khajoor-date-palm-phoenix-sylvestris/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phoenix+sylvestris Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.124, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.136, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>

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