Palm jaggery and its benefits

 The state tree of our Tamil Nadu "Palm Tree" is the only thing we know .... There is a strong connection between the palm tree and our Tamil life.

The specialties of the palm tree are mentioned in texts such as Thirukkural, silappathikaram, tholkappiyam.

Many of the Sangam literatures are treasures that we have found through palm leaf manuscripts.

In too hot and temperate climates, it can grow up to 30 meters in height.

Young palm trees are called 'vadali'. It takes up to 15 years for a well-matured palm tree to grow.

The fan-shaped branches are rounded at the top of the palm tree. There are no other branches in the middle of the tree.

The palm tree provides us with food and everything we need to make handicrafts.

The main food is Neera (பதநீர்), which is extracted from the poompalai of the palm tree. Palm Neera is an main ingredient to prepare the various food items such as palm jaggery, palm candy and palm sugar.

Also we get palmyra tender nut [NUNGU]; [ice-apple], palmyra sprout and palmyra fruit from palm tree.

Palm tree is used to prepare Wood products, handicrafts, decorative items, etc.

In this blog you can know about "Palm jaggery."

Palm jaggery is made by collecting palm water(Neera; பதநீர்) from the palm tree and by the process of heating and cooling.

Approximately 24 kg of palm jaggery can be prepared from the palm water obtained from a single palm tree.

Palm jaggery has a unique aroma and medicinal properties. The Palm jaggery is produced mostly from the palm trees found in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu during the months of Tai, Masi, Panguni, Chithirai, Vaikasi and Ani when the palm water (பதநீர்) availability is high. At other times the production of palm jaggery is less. Thus the palm jaggery's price will be higher in the trading market. Sales of counterfeit palm jaggery are also on the rise in market. 

Which is the fake or real palm jaggery by the smell of palm jaggery? Can know.

The actual palm jaggery  takes about an hour and a half to dissolve in a tumbler of water. But the fake palm jaggery mixed with sugar will dissolve in half an hour.

BENEFITS OF PALM JAGGERY:

• Potassium in the palm jaggery maintains heart health.

• Roast some cumin seeds and eaten with palm jaggery to stimulate appetite.

• If you eat a small piece of palm jaggery after eating, digestive disorders will go away.

• Intake some ajwain seeds with palm jaggery will eliminate gas nuisance.

• dried ginger; pepper; Long pepper (Thippili) mixed palm jaggery is suitable and best medicine for chronic chest cold.