Borassus FLABELLIFER L.
| Synonym : | Borassus flabelliformis L. Borassus sundaicus Becc. Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H.Wendl. Thrinax tunicata (Lour.) Rollisson |
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| Bangla Name : | Tal. |
| English Name : | Palmyra-palm, Brab Tree. |
| Family : | Asteraceae |
| Disease : | cooling, stimulant, antiphlegmatic, inflammatory dropsy, stomachic, aphrodisiac, antibilious, tonic, laxative, alexiteric and leprosy |
| Description : | A tall palm, attains 30 m in height. Leaves 1-1.5 m in diam., palmately fan-shaped. Fruit a drupe, mature one globular, 15-20 cm in diam., black when mature. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The juice obtained by excision of the spadix is cooling, stimulant, antiphlegmatic and useful in inflammatory dropsy. The ashes of the flowering stalks are antiperiodic, useful in enlarged spleen. It is a good antacid in heartburn. The sugar-candy produce |
| Habit : | Tree |