Borassus flabellifer Tala Palmyra palm Tad

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Borassus flabellifer

Scientific Name and Description

Borassus flabellifer L.

Herb Family

Arecaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Borassus flabelliformis L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	bassine fibre, odiyal flour, palmyra palm
Hindi	tad, taduka, tal, taltar, tar, tari, tariya, tarkajhar,Taal
Kannada	karatale, kari thaale, karitale, ole, oleya, panai, panal, pane, pane-mara, pani, tala, tale, tali, talimara, tari, thaale mara, thaathinungu mara, thaatiningu mara, thruna raaja, trinaraja, trynaraja, vole,Nungu
Malayalam	ampana, carim-pana, carimpana, eta, karimapana, karimpana, karrumpana, pana, talam, trinarajan, trynarajan
Marathi	rotam, tad, tad-mad, talatmad, tamar, tamas, thad, vet,Taal
Sanskrit	aavardu, avan, bhumipishacha, chirayu, dhvajadruma, dirghadru, dirghapadapa, dirghaskanda, dirghataru, drumashreshtha, drumeshvara, guchhapatra, karapatr talavrikshaha, lekhyapatra, madadhya, madhurasa, mahonnata, patri, shataparva, tada, tala, taladruma, taladrumah, talah, talamastaka, tamsi, tantugarbha, tantuniryasa, taruraja, trnaraja
Tamil	acavattiru, acavattirumaram, acavatturu, ailantal, ailantalam, ailantalmaram, ailantar, aintar, aintaram, anbanai, carruppanai, carupanai, catapalam, cattuppanai, cirpaki, civantikkiriyam, civantikkiriyamaram, edagam, etakam, etakam,etakamaram, etkai,kamam,karadalam, karakalam, karambanai, karampanai, karatalam, karatalamaram, karimpanai, karpakam,karumpul,karumpuram, karupuram, karupuramaram, kayinpanai, kaympanai, kayppanai, kirusnakaya, kirusnakentam, kuliram, makapattiram , makonnatam, mal, maturacam,maturacamaram, narpanai, netini, netumi, netuncevikam, netuncevikamaram, neyam,nilam, nilamani,nilamanimaram, nonkupanai, nungu, pakarpali, panai, panai maram, panai-maram, panaimaram, panam,pandi, panei, pannangkulloo, pennai, pennaimaram, pirancutirkkam, ponantai, pondai, pondu, pontukam, pontukamaram, pul, pullutiyam, purappi, purbadi, purpati, purrali , talatalam, talavilacam, tali, tali z, taruracam, taruracan, tarurajamaram, taruviracan, taruvirakam, taruvirakamaram, taruvirakan, tatti, tiranaracan, tirunapati, tirunaracan, turapokam, turarokam, turumacirettam, turumecuvar, turumecuvaram, turumekam, turumekamaram, ulokapattiram, upatakam, utupatakam, varanikam, varanikamaram
Telugu	karatalamu, karathaalamu, naamathaadu, namatadu, namatody, patootody, penthithaati chettu, penti tadi-female, pentitadi, pentitadu, pentithaadu, pentytody, pothuthaadu, potutadi, potutadi-male, potutadu, taadi, tadi, tadu, tati, tati-chettu, tatichettu, thaadi chettu, thaadu, thaati, thaati kullo, thadi, thati, trinarajamu, trynarajamu,Eentha
Tibetan	sin ta la
Urdu	tad
Gujarati	Ithaal
Common names	doub palm, palmyra palm, tala tal palm, toddy palm, lontar palm, wine palm, ထန်းပင် (htan-pin) ice apple

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Leaves

Fruits

Petiole

Rachis

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Borassus flabellifer Linn Tati Aracaceae Root, Fruit hyperdipsia, burning sensation, intestinal worms

Borassus flabellifer L. Tree Root, leaves, root, rachis, fruit, petiole Fertility; contraceptive; non medicinal commercial purposes; obesity; asthma; eye infection; edible Women; General Jain et al. 2004

Borassus flabellifer L.

Habit- Tree

Parts used - Root, leaves, root, rachis, fruit, petiole

Application - Fertility; contraceptive; non medicinal commercial purposes; obesity; asthma; eye infection; edible

Treatment - Women; General

References - Jain et al. 2004