Botanical name : Phoenix dactylifera Linn.
Family : Arecaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kharjura, Svaduphala
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Date palm
Hindi : Khajur
Malayalam : Eethappana, Eenthappana
Distribution – In Arabia, Egypt, Sindh and Rajasthan deserts in India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A tall palm tree grows up to 40 meters in height. Leaves pinnate, 5 meters long, lower part of leaflets modified to spine; flowers in long spadices, unisexual; fruits oblong berries, reddish when ripe. Pulp sweet, fleshy; seeds cylindrical, with longitudinal furrow in front.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, sexual debility, general weakness, bronchitis, dry cough, asthma, burning sensations, migraine, and gastric complaints.
Useful part : Fruit, Flowers, Seed, Leaf.
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