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Salacca

Common name : Salacca

Scientific name : Salacca wallichiana

Family name : ARECACEAE 

Botanical characteristics:

Salacca is a palm family. It is the same kind of fruit as taking The tree is a short rhizome. Like in the shade, the sun is fierce, must provide enough water, good drainage, first planted, need to water every day. When the dire grows, he can water forever. Plant in the rainy season is good. Some leaves, flowers and shoots should be trimmed. Left a single complete shoot It takes about 3-4 years to produce a seed that is bigger than taking. Has a more acidic taste than Sala and has a dull aroma grown in Thailand It is grown in the east. By planting many species.

Stem : the tree is a short rhizome. The trunk has a rounded core. Has a soft texture. With a tufted top With petioles covering the trunk They are brown.

Roots : they are branched root systems that penetrate deep into the soil. It has small roots, branches and roots from the rhizome, brown in color.

Blade : Leaves are composite leaves, elongated, slender, long petioles, sharp spines, long, very hard, dark green. With a tufted top.

Flower : There will be a bouquet of flowers. There is a short peduncle. With a separate peduncle The petals are red. There is a soft pink ovary. Before blooming from the base of the bouquet Then gradually bloom to the end of the bouquet Flowers thrust out in the axillary leaves.

Fruit : It is spherical, oval. Rough hard shell surface It has a short, hard, thorn-like hair covering all over. The fruit is light, dark brown. When the fruit is ripe, it will turn reddish orange. Easy peel off Within the fruit will have a petal. Orange-yellow Soft, juicy, watery, less fleshy, bigger seeds than taking Inside the meat It has a more acidic taste than Sala.

Seeds : large, oval-shaped seeds. Inside the meat Have a smooth, shiny skin They are dark brown with many seeds.

Benefits:

It have Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, B2, B3, Vitamin B1, Protein, Iron, Magnesium, Carbohydrate, Energy, Fat, Sodium, Phosphorus

Help nourish the body Help control weight Help nourish the brain Helps to maintain memory. Helps relieve aches and pains Helps to relieve thirst, fever, expel phlegm, relieve sore throat, cough, reduce blood fat. Reduces blood sugar Help heal nosebleeds Help prevent scurvy Helps to treat hemorrhoids, diarrhea, constipation, as a mild laxative. Help the digestive system Reduces stomach acid reflux. Help prevent cancer Helps to nourish the bones, nourish the teeth.