Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Talsookiri |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Tala | |
Other names Tips！ | Tal, Talgaha (Sin), Taler gur (B), Tadgud (H), Taalimara (K), Panamchakkara (M), Taatibellamu (Te), Karumpanai (Ta) | |
| English name | Palmyra Palm, Palm Jaggery | |
| Original plant name | Borassus flabellifer Linn., Palmyra Palm, Palm Jaggery | |
| Family name | Arecaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | sap |
| Production area information | India | |
| Collection information | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Colombo , W. Wilbert & Co. | |
| Collection date | 1980/01/20 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 6085 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Tala, Palmyra Palm, Palm Jaggery | ||
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| Synonyms | Mahatrna, Sallaki, Samovyasa, Dirghataru, Trnaraja, Drumesvara, Lekhyapatra, Dhvajavrksa, Asitakaya, Duraruha, Dirghavarya, Cirapakya, Pitrbija, Dirghaskandha, Mahonnata, Patri, Madhurasa, Madadya, Dirghapadapa, Cirayu, Gajabhaksya, Drdhacchada, Gucchapatra, Asavadru. | |||
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| Original plant name | Borassus flabellifer Linn. | |||
| Family name | Arecaceae | |||
| Used part | Roots, leaves, inflorescence, fruits | |||
| Distribution area | Occurs in India, Ceylon and Burma. It is very common in the dry regions especially in the desert and sandy tracts near the coast in Ceylon. | |||
| Common uses | The jaggery turned out from the sweet toddy which is obtained by tapping the inflorescence, is used for making remedies for cough and phlegm in the chest and is an antidote for food poisoning. A considerable quantity of jaggery is consumed as food by the poorer classes in India. It is more nutritious than cane sugar. The jaggery solution is reported to be an excellent food for typhoid patients, both at early and advanced stages. It is suggested that jaggery should be prescribed for diseases characterized by a marked loss of potassium because of high potassium values and as a diuretic. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Gulma (sprue syndrome), Antraroga (intestinal disorders), Daha (burning sensation), Visa (poisoning), Kustha (skin diseases), Krmi (worm infestation). | |||
| Pharmacological effect | Palm jaggery exhibits mild laxative action and is reported to be an effective therapeutic agent for anaemia. The low sodium and high potassium values in the jaggery indicate the possibility of using it in hypertension and oedema due to heart and liver diseases. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Unctuous) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Suklavardhaka (increases semen), Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Stanyavardhaka (galactogogue), Balakaraka (promotes strength), Madakrt (intoxicating), Saraka (laxative). | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Pitta | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. Root of Tala (Borassus flabellifer) is pounded with rice water and pasted on the navel. It checks "visucika" (a type of indigestion). 2. Juice of palm tree should be taken in such case. 3. Tender root of Tala is pounded with cold rice water, juice of Trapusa (Cucumis sativus) and white Trapusa should be taken with milk in morning in case of retention of urine. 4. Ghee and milk cooked with Tala fruit is useful in discoloration of urine and dysuria. | |||
| Comments | Ripe fruit of Tala is said to be sweet, heavy and unctuous. It possesses balya (improves strength) and brmhana (bulk promoting) actions. It pacifies Pitta, and is said to be difficult to digest and is abhisyandi (heavy). It is tandrakara (causes drowsiness) and sukrada (aphrodisiac). Seeds of Tala are sweet in taste and post digestive effect. It is mutrala (diuretic) in action and pacifies Vata and Pitta. Talamajja (pulp) when young is little intoxicating. It is sweet, unctuous and light in qualities. It increases phlegm and pacifies Vata and Pitta. The soured water of Tala is said to pacify Vata and aggravate Pitta. It is called patri as the leaves are very conspicuous. Dirghapadapa means tall tree. Gucchapatra means the leaves appear in bunches. Drdhacchada means it has strong bark. Madadya means it causes intoxication. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), pp 293-296. Medicinal plants (Indigenous and exotic) used in Ceylon, Vols. 1-5, 1982. Jayaweera, D.M.A., The National Science Council of Sri Lanka, Colombo Vol. 4, p 17. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 3, pp 230-231. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 159. | ||
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