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Palmyra palm (tala)

ताड · ताल

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
ताल
Hindi
ताडतालफलताल
English
Palmyra palm (tala)Tala palm

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Qualities (guna)
Guru
Effect on the doshas
Pitta: aggravatesKapha: aggravates
Actions
Shukrala

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties2

  • Palmyra (tāla) is among the trees whose fruits are said to be heavy, semen-producing and strongly kapha-increasing, and the tāla fruit in particular is said to produce pitta quickly.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 45Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • The crown (top part) of the palmyra and similar trees is said to remove kapha, and their dry seeds to remove kapha, be dry, strongly produce vata and dry up the body's fluid discharges.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 46Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

  • The tops of the tala tree are among the drugs of the Kharjuradi paste for raktapitta.

    Chapter 9 · p. 130 · v. 27Sanskrit verseTraditional description

Other1

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 18 times on 13 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • Record-level properties are those of the fruit (verse 45); the crown and seeds (verse 46) are said to remove kapha.
  • Its flower is burnt to ash in verse 115 (commentary: ताड का फूल).

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
13
Extraction tasks
T03, T05, T09, T11
Record id
ingredient_tala