Thanks for the extra bit pof informations Vijaya ji. Tala is a palm attaining a height of about 30 m, with a black stem of crowned leaves at the top. Leaves are 0.9-1.5 m in diameter, palmate and fan shaped. Flowers unisexual, male spadix branched, female spadix simple. Fruits large,sub globose drupes, on the greatly enlarged perinath.
*Parts used:* Root, leaves, inflorescences and fruits Ayurveda recommends Tala in hyperdipsia, burning sensation, Strangury, inflammation, hiccough, hyperacidity, heart burn, fever, spleen enlargement, liver enlargement, skin diseases, hyperdipsia, flatulence, colic, constipation,intestinal worms, general debility, leprosy, skin diseases, piles and vitiated conditions of Pitta and Vata. *Properties (Ayurveda)* Taste Sweet Quality Cool, laxative, sedative, depurative, stomachic, aphrodisiac and tonic Potency Cool After digestion effect Sweet Special action Vitiated conditions of Vata and Pitta Useful conditions Hyperdipsia, burning sensation, strangury, inflammation, hiccough,hyperacidity, heartburn, fever, spleen enlargement, liver enlargement,skin diseases, hyperdipsia, flatulence, colic, constipation, intestinal worms, general debility, leprosy, skin diseases, piles and vitiated conditions of Pitta and Vata *Therapeutic uses:* 1. The sugar prepared from this plant is good for cough and pulmonary affections. 2. The juice obtained from the spadix is a good laxative and useful for inflammatory affections, dropsy, burning sensation and gonorrhoea. 3. Ayurveda recommends root decoction for gastritis and hiccough. 4. Ashes from the flowering stalk are a known medicine for spleen diseases and liver enlargements. 5. Ayurveda recommends the bark decoction as gurgle for mouth and dental problems and the stem charcoal as tooth powder. *Tanay* On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dinesh ji, > > According to an old Tamil literature, there are more than 800 uses > recorded for this multipurpose tree (Ref. Mabberley, The Plant Book). > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 11:13 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nice catch of the plant ... >> Tanay >> >> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Dinesh Valke >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Arecaceae (palm family) » *Borassus flabellifer* (syn. *Borassus >>> flabelliformis*) >>> >>> bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek *borassos*, referring to the date palm's >>> flower spike >>> fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing >>> >>> *commonly known as*: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great >>> fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy >>> palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ >>> taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ >>> taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന >>> karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, >>> तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, >>> तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: தாலம் talam • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు >>> tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad >>> >>> *Native to*: tropical Asia >>> >>> >>> *References*: >>> • Flowers of India ... >>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Palmyra%20Palm.html >>> • Wikipedia ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer >>> • NPGS / GRIN ... >>> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7425 >>> • M.M.P.N.D. ... >>> http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Borassus.html >>> • DDSA ... http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/ >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> ~ >>> *Talam* (Tamil: தாலம்) *is the State Tree of Tamil Nadu, India*. >>> >>> Views attached from: >>> ... Bassein fort >>> ... Vaghbil, Thane >>> >>> >>> For more views: >>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Borassusflabellifer&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
