Wild date-palm
Scientific name of Wild date-palm: Phoenix pusilla Roxb
Name of Wild date-palm in different languages:-
English: Ceylon Date Palm, Broom palm
Sanskrit: Parooshaka
Hindi: Palavat
Malayalam: Chittenthu, ചിറ്റീന്തൽ-Chiteental
Plant description:
Wild date-palm endemic to southern India, found in ridges and hills, belongs to the palm family, it is flowering plant, grow to the height of 5 m, this species slow growing, solitary stemmed, clumps occur naturally according to its age, the trunks are covered with leaf, fruits are many grow in clusters, golden orange, globose, inside thick and hard.
Useful plant parts: Root, Fruit
Medicinal uses: To treat fever, cardiac debility, peptic ulcer, Vata, Pitta, burning sensation and general weakness.
Other uses: Bundled dried leave used as a broom in Kerala and Tamilnadu
Wild date-palm is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurvedic medicines like:
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