Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000003199

Family: ARECACEAE

Scientific Name: Borassus flabellifer L.

Collector: Anand Kumar

Country: India

Uses: Fresh sap used as diuretic, cooling, antiphlegmatic, laxative, antiinflammatory. Slightly fermented juice is given in diabetes. Ash of dry spadix antacid, antibilious (used in heartburn).