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    Tadgola/ ताडगोळा / Toddy Palm / Borrassus flabellifer L.

    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

    • Tribal Recipe: Peel and mash fruit, and mix with sugar, water, and lemon. Strain and drink as a sharbat.