TAALA

1. Botanical name : Borassus flabellifer
2. Family : Arecaceae
3. Tamil : Nongu
4. Hindi : Taltar
5. Malayalam : Pana
6. English : Palm Tree
7. Habit : It is a robust tree and can reach a height of 30m. The trunk is grey, robust and ringed with leaf scars. The fruits are black to brown with sweet, fibrous pulp, and each seed is enclosed within a woody endocarp.
8. Distribution : Found in South and Southeast Asian countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand and Vietnam
9. Useful part : Fruit, Root, Flower.
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Madhura
    • Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma : Vata pitta shamaka, Sukrala, Abhisyandi.
11. Indications : Swasa, Kshaya, Daha, Amlapitta, Mutra krichra, Raktapitta.
12. Dose : Powder 10-20g

Juice 50-75ml Formulations : Manikya Rasa, Asanadi Kashayam, Panaviraladi Bhasma

TREE

FRUIT