palias n hard fruits are gathered and strung as beads, sometimes used as rosaries, sometimes in making bead curtains, or various kinds of ornamental baskets, trays, and similar articles. Seeds are prapared in various ways, and used for food and in manufacture of fermented drinks. Starch obtain from the fruit is considered as a tonic which is restorative in convalescence. A decoction of the roots is given as a vermifuge to children. Indians uses it for stone in the bladder. budlasan Coixlachryma-Jobi
