Tadgola/ ताडगोळा / Toddy Palm / Borrassus flabellifer L.
Other Names
Local Name: Tadgola / ताडगोळा
Common Name: Toddy Palm
Botanical Name: Borrassus flabellifer L.
Status & Habitat
Status: Common. Cultivable
Habitat: Tree
Occurrence: N/A
Season of Availability: Summer
Geography: South and Southeast Asia
Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
Part used for Propagation: Seeds
Edible Parts
Edible Parts: Fruits
Can be Eaten Raw: Yes
Method of Consumption
Raw: Yes
Ripe: Yes
Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
As Food: Fruits are eaten raw when ripe. Fruit pulp is drank like sharbat. Fresh sap is consumed on empty stomach. Sap is fermented into alcohol
As Medicine: Fruits applied to skin to heal boils and rashes; helps lower glucose levels when eaten; helps with digestive issues when eaten; helps with weight loss.
Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No
Boiling Before Cooking: No
Pickling: N/A
Brining: N/A
Fermenting: Yes, Sap
Drying for later Consumption: No
Overall Method: Eaten raw, made into a smoothie or juice, served in kheer (but overall eaten raw and ripe).
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
Nutritional Benefit: Hydrating; rich in vitamin A, B and C.
Medicinal Benefit: Anti-inflammatory, treats phlegm, excessive bleeding, burning sensations, fever, is a cooling agent, relieves constipation
Tribal Wisdom
Tribal Wisdom: Fruits applied to skin to heal boils and rashes; helps lower glucose levels when eaten; helps with digestive issues when eaten; helps with weight loss.
Recipes / Usage
Tribal Recipe / Usage: Peel and mash fruit, and mix with sugar, water, and lemon. Strain and drink as a sharbat.
Tadgola/ ताडगोळा / Toddy Palm / Borrassus flabellifer L.
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