SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Phoenix Dactylifera
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Dates are easily digestible. They supply instant energy. Excellent cure for intestinal and digestive disorders. Prevent abdominal cancer.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Rich in antioxidants known as tannins, and good soures of Vitamin A, iron, pottasium and calcium and manganese
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Used across the world as a snack as well as in many recipes. Found to be used in baked items, sweets, candies, cookies etc. dates oil isused as a cosmetic product as well as included in the production of soaps. date syrup extracted from the ripe dates are used to make a coating for leather bags.
GLOSSARY :
- English : Dates
- Tamil : Perichampazham
- Malayalam : Eenthapazham / Eethapazham
- Telugu : Kharjoora / Kharjoora Pandu
- Kannada : Kharjoora / Eachalu
- Hindi : Khajur
- Bengali : Khejoor
- Gujarati : Khajur
- Konkani : Khajjoor / Kaajjuru
- Marathi : Khajur / Kharik
- Oriya : Khajura / Khajuri
- Punjabi : Khajur
- Tulu : Karjoora
