This section is from the book "The Materia Medica Of The Hindus", by Udoy Chand Dutt. Also available from Amazon: The Materia Medica Of The Hindus.
Kharjura.
Vern Kejur, Beng. Hind. The Phoenix sylvestris is indigenous to India and is cultivated for the sake of its sweet sap which is manufactured into gur or jagari. The imported fruits of Phoenix dactylifera are used medicinally as demulcents and expectorants.
 
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