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Indian date palm
or
date-sugar-palm
(Phoenix sylveslris
Roxb.), a broadly distributed palm species,much anchors the folk living
of
Bengal.
An
exploration was undertaken to delve into various categoriesoffolklore and wisdom related to wild date palm in West Bengal. Sugar palm or wild date palm
or
toddypalm produces fruits
of
very substandard trait but it
is
cultivated in Bengal predominantly for making
of
crude sugar,
'palaU
gurh'
or
';hola gurh
"
from unfermented sap; a fresh drink called
'khajoor
ras'
or
'neera';
a fermented drink
called'
lady'
and a distilled drink
'arrack'.
The leaf, stem and other partsare used
in
a variety folk industry, rituals and agriculture.
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