Kharjura
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Kharjura, also known as the date palm, is a species of flowering plant native to southern Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It produces oblong, purple to black fruits that are high in sugars and take almost a year to mature. Different parts of the plant, such as the fruits, flowers, leaves, and seeds, have various therapeutic uses. The sweet fruit pulp can treat dysentery, while the flowers are used as a purgative and the smoke from burned date seeds can treat piles.
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Kharjura
- 1. INTRODUCTION Kharjura-Phoenix sylvestris It is also known as Silver Date Palm or Sugar Date Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
- 2. Kharjura is of the commonly used fruits & is considered among the Madhura triphala
- 3. Vernacular Names San Kharjura Hin Ben Khajur Khejur Mar Khajur, Kharika Guj Khajur Tel Mal Kan Eng LAT Kharjuram Kharjura Kharjura Dates palm P.Sylvestris
- 4. Synonyms Skanda phala Bhumi Kharjura Fruits are hanging like branches On the variety name
- 5. GANA & KULA Gana Kula Family Shramahara, Virechanopaga, Madura skanda Narikela Arecaceae
- 6. Verities P.V.Sharma 1. Kharjura 2. Pinda kharjura{ P.dactylifera } 1. Kharjura 2. Pinda kharjura 3. Chuhada[ Gostani kharjura ] 1. Kharjuri 2. Pinda kharjuri 3. Rajakharjuri 4.Madhukharjuri 5. Bhukharjuri B.Nigantu Raja.Nig
- 7. Habitat All over India, Pindakharjura in North Africa,Misra, Siriya, Arub In Himachal Pradesh, it is found in all the districts in forests up to elevations of 1,350 metres. Wild date-trees are growing abundantly on the hill slopes at Jabli (17 km from Kalka towards Simla) and its adjoining areas where thousands of plants of this species can be seen.
- 8. Morphology Tree Leaves Flowers It has a single tough trunk, with interesting diamond pattern created by leaf scars. 90-100 large pinnate, feather-shaped, leaves emerge at the top of the trunk. Leaves are about 10-15ft long, silver or blue-green color, slightly curved, with 100-120 sharply pointed at the end leaflets 7 mm ln, 5 mm bd; creamish;white in bunches, Aug 1-3 week Fruit Fruits, oblong, 1.7 cm - 1.1 cm in diameter, wt 542 mg, deep purple to black; a bunch of fruits weighed 1,321.5 g & 2,390 fruits. The fruits take almost one year for attaining maturity. The ripening starts from the first week of June and continues till the middle of July.
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- 16. Chemical Composition Moisture, 66.7%; pectin, 0.51%; Phos-0.042%; Seeds vitamin C, 9.42 potassium,.0.549% magnesium, 0.006% sugars, 18.42 calcium, 0.139% protein, 1.12%;
- 17. Properties Guna Rasa Veerya Vipaka Guru,Snigda,Picchila Madura Sheeta Madura
- 19. Therapeutic uses Pulp Date fruits flower The sweet pulp of the date fruits is useful in dysentry are used as an ingredient in various aphrodiasiac and tonic The flower of the plant is used as a purgative. fruit fever, heart complaints, nutricious Root Toothache seed The smoke produced from burning of the date seeds in powder form is a useful fumigatory for piles
- 20. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars Bha.Nig Swasa,Kasa,Mada,MoorchaRaktapit ta,Kshata,kshya,Tarpan,Trasna,daha, visha,visarpa
- 21. Useful Part Leaves Fruit
- 22. Dosage Fruit Decoction 10-20 Grams 50-100 ml
- 23. Special Preparation Kharjuradi Mantha
- 24. Quotations खर्जूरत्रितयं शितं मधुरं रसपाकय ोः स्निग्धं रुचिकरं ह्रध्यं क्षतक्षयहरं गुरु तपूणं रक्तपपत्तघ्िं पुस्टिपिटिम्भिुक्रदंं क टिमारुतह्रं बल्यं िांततिातकफापहं ज्िराततसारक्षुतिटणाकासश्िासतििारणम मंमजर्च्ाूमरुस्पपत्तमध्य ंभजतमंान्तक्रदत( भा. ति )