Sulfi
Sulfi tree A drug called 'Bastar beer' is only found in the sulfi tree
Sulfi (Botanical name: Caryota urens / Keriotta Uranus) is a flowery tree of palm. It is the Indian subcontinent and native of Southeast Asia. This is called 'Mohakari' in Sanskrit. After drying, its leaf is used as a fishing rod. It is also known as 'Bastar beer' because it makes an alcoholic beverage (beer).
This tree giving alcoholic juice is called 'Gorga' in Gondi dialect, so it is known as 'Akash Water' in the Bastar area of Bastar. Bastar is an important place in the rural economy of this tree giving about twenty liters of alcoholic juice in one day. From one tree to six to seven months, the juice of the juice is released.
introduction
Sulfi tree has special significance for Bastar. It can be understood in such a way that when the daughters are married to common bastards, then sapphire tree is given in dowry. At the same time there is no daughter, after which the sulphis flutter to the nephew of that person also has the tradition of succession in some areas of Bastar.
The tribals plant trees on the back of their courtyard or fields. Sulfi tree can be up to 40 feet high and begins to give sulfur (juice) after 9 to 10 years. Its fresh juice is beneficial for health, then the yeast starts to ripen when it becomes stale and it consumes its addiction into it. In the morning and evening, sulfur juice is extracted twice.
Bastar's famous country beer sulfi season also comes when cold weather comes. Its fondness takes its to reach village village. In the local language it is called 'Sur'. Due to its juice, it fades like a beer and it consumes addiction. For this reason it is also called Bastar beer. As the cold season approaches, the juice begins to flow from the sulfy tree, which continues for 4 to 5 months. From one tree, it rises to about 50 liters throughout the day. In the tribal villages of the region, there are only sulfi trees where sulfur juice is extracted. A large number of people from cities also come to drink it. Due to high demand, sulfi juice has started to be quite expensive. Disease
Sulfi tree starts drying due to a fungus named Oxiforum Fisium.
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