153562Palm Fruit has excellent properties and has many benefits

153562

Palm Fruit has excellent properties and has many benefits

What is a palm tree?

Trees standing tall in the fields It is classified as a plant in the same family as coconut and palm. There are many local names such as palm palm (Chiang Mai), palm palm (central region), Luk Nod (Southern region), etc. Palm trees can be found all over the region in Thailand, but are found a lot. in the South, Songkhla Province and the West Phetchaburi Province.

Characteristics of sugar palm

The palm tree

It a single palm It is tall and has a large trunk and very strong flesh. It is a palm that is separated by sex. The trunk size is about 30-60 cm. The height of the tree can be up to 25-40 meters. The trunk is black splinter and very hard, but the middle of the trunk is soft. will have a large group of roots while the tree is still short It has a dry and dense foliage, grows well in loam and well-drained soil. moderate humidity Does not like cold weather, likes strong sunlight, tolerates saline soils, propagates by using seeds because transplanting to the original plant will not survive because the first root that is pierced into the soil is very deep. If the first root is broken, it will die immediately.

sugar palm leaf

Leaves are single, arranged alternately, somewhat rounded, like a fan. The width is about 1-1.5 m. The leaf plate is thick, green, the tip of the leaf is about half deep, the petiole is thick, yellow, about 1-2 meters long, and the edge of the stem on both sides has hard thorns. Like a hard sawtooth, black and very sharp on the edge of the petiole, the base of the stem is separated like a pliers. envelop the trunk

sugar palm

The flowers are white, yellowish, inflorescences in clusters. Branched inflorescences between the leaf sheaths. Flowers are gender-separated. Inflorescences have 8-16 flowers in each bouquet. will have a width of about 5 centimeters

Sugar cane or palm fruit

Fresh fruit with a single seed The fruit is tightly packed together. The nature of the fruit is spherical or cylindrical. The result is a fiber that is as hard as it is. often brown to dark purple The end of the fruit is yellow. or has a dark yellowish tint It is wrapped in yellow tissue inside. The skin is oily and the fruit is about 15-20 cm in size. When the fruit is ripe, it will be black , in which one will have a large seed. And hard is about 1-3 seeds, jasmine, which will be covered with fibers. and fresh yellow flesh

Properties and benefits of sugar cane

Properties

Roots are boiled with drinking water. For some people it is used as a tonic.
freshen up bright-hearted By using the roots to be boiled with drinking water. Or you can use a palm tree or a bouquet of palm trees.
Jawtan is high in phosphorus. thus helping to strengthen bones and teeth to be strong
Help cure fever by using the roots to be boiled with drinking water. The roots that germinate above the soil (tan hung) have a sweet, slightly astringent taste. Used as an antipyretic with heat poisoning.
The roots are boiled with drinking water. Relieve heat in thirst
The bracts or fresh leaf stalks are boiled over fire, squeezed out only of water, and used to treat canker sores.
Roots boiled with water help cure tonsillitis.
The leaves are roasted until yellow. Then grind it into powder and use it for pumping or blowing to help lower blood pressure.
Roots boiled with drinking water to help drive blood.
The bracts or fresh leaf stalks can be boiled over the fire and squeezed to drink water to cure diarrhea and diarrhea.
Tan palm root or palm sap, bring to boil with drinking water. Help drive parasites
Palm leaves help relieve the restlessness of women after giving birth.
palm shell or the shell part It is used as a component of medicines to relieve flatulence and indigestion and to reduce stomach acid. male inflorescence It is also used as an ingredient to boil as a tonic.

Benefit

Palm trees have a beautiful canopy. Therefore, it is commonly used to be planted outdoors in groups or in rows, or planted alone along the seashore or along the road.
palm tree trunk It can be used to make a plank or to make a pole to build a house, which has good properties to withstand sunlight, rain and abrasion. It can also be used to make tools. and furniture for home decoration Or used in high-priced handicrafts, used to make dredged boats (I Pong) or to cut the trunk to dig out the middle to make a drainage pipe. For agricultural areas, bridges, drums, pillars, etc.
Palm husks or shells are commonly used as fuel. when put into the kiln then get black charcoal with particularly high carbon and is becoming very popular nowadays. or will be used as a box or a cartridge for storing items such as needles, buttons, tobacco lines, etc.
benefits of palm leaves Young leaves are used for basketry, handicrafts, or to make objects. and toys for children By weaving in the shape of various types of animals, the old leaves can be used to make canopies from sun and rain, roofing, to make mats, to weave takraw, baskets, to weave bags, to make hats, etc. If the palm leaves are cut into short pieces, they can be used instead of spoons to scoop snacks or food. temporarily
sugar palm or part of the palm leaf stem can peel the external skin The upper part, called the face, is made of a rope for tying or tying a cow and has a very good toughness. Although not as durable as rope made from hemp. or Ton Seng Therefore, it is suitable for applications that need to be exposed to the weather. The palm part Adjacent to the palm tree, there are two lobes, thin and flat. Also known as leg tan, can be used as a rake or a broom to collect piles of things such as cow dung, ashes, rice grains, etc. But if the handle is attached Or make a sheath is called a palm tan. In addition, the palm can also be used to make animal pens, fences, used as fuel. Or it can be used in wicker handicrafts or handicrafts such as bags, hats, and more.
Palm sugar can be eaten or used to make desserts such as palm sugar balls. light brown head Bring to a boil until cooked and can be eaten with chili paste. Or bring to boil with fermented fish sauce called “Pla fermented palm head”. As for the ripe palm fruit, the yellow tissue that covers the seeds is used to make a snack called wa, Kanom Tan. The seeds are left until the roots germinate. If left, there will be tissue inside. Can be welded to make snacks, sugar cane, can also be mixed with flour to make dessert
benefits of palm sugar Young fruit rinds can be used for cooking both savory and sweet foods such as spicy salads, curry leaves, etc. The dried sugar husks can be used as fuel. or will only squeeze the juice of the mature fruit for flavoring In addition, palm sugar can also be used as feed for animals such as pigs and cows [3].
Sugar palm, female palm tree will have palm fruit that are attached to each other as bunches. If not yet mature It is popular to cut down and break down. Then bring to break to remove the sugar cane or palm sugar can be used to eat as a fruit by giving it a sweet taste. and tender, appetizing meat or chilled before eating Will be made into a dessert by boiling with sugar to make Tan Loi Kaew is fine.
Java tan is popular to be eaten as a dessert. by bringing to make the weld palm sugar or popularly known as the weld palm The jaw tan is juicy brown. and dry welding Java Tan has hardened sugar flakes. can be stored for a long time or will bring palm sugar to be mixed with jaggery, coated with flour and fried It is a snack called Toad Tod.
benefits of sugar cane can be eaten fresh Or use it as a dessert as a dessert. Or put it in orange curry or yellow curry Ripe palm seeds When washed, washed and dried. It will look like a beautiful fuzzy fur. Therefore, it is commonly used to make toys. for girls with the use of a comb to arrange many shapes Similar to a hairdresser, it can also be used to burn charcoal as well.
The sugar palm (inflorescence) uses nectar obtained from brushing and kneading, used to make drinks and sugar, or to make fresh sugar, drunk sugar, brown sugar, palm sugar, both male and female palm trees that are not yet fully mature. Will give sugar that can be made into sugar cubes or palm sugar Currently, the trunk of a palm tree is introduced. used as a dietary supplement with other herbs in capsule form for convenience of consumption It has properties as a parasitic drug, antidote to Tan Sang poisoning, making the mind cheerful, etc.

Propagating sugar palms

Sugar cane can be found propagated by using seeds which are planted as follows:

Take the ripe sugar cane, peel it and remove the pulp.
Put the palm seeds in a bag and soak in water for about 5 days and then pile them on the ground.
Cover the rice straw for 15 days and the roots will begin to germinate. then can be planted

The method of planting start by digging a hole to the depth of the palm kernel to be planted But be careful not to break the tip of the root. Place the seeds at an angle of 45 degrees, then cover the soil. Water once a day. After 30 days, the sprouts will grow out of the soil. Planting should be spaced 6×6 to 8×8 meters.

Recommendations and precautions

diabetic or people with high blood sugar Be careful when eating fresh sugar. or sweet products Made from sugar, such as fresh sugar, palm sugar, palm sugar, powdered sugar, because these products very sweet It can cause hyperglycemia. and may cause unwanted symptoms
for the use of tan It is an herb according to various medicinal textbooks that should be used with caution. As with other herbs, it should be used in moderation and should not be used continuously. too long Because it may affect health for children, pregnant women, patients with chronic diseases. or those who have to take the drug on a regular basis Before using sugar as an herb Always consult a doctor before use.