Doum (hyphaene thebaica) is an african palm tree, doum nuts have been found in 5, 000-year-old egyptian tombs, and it's common in upper egypt, originally native to the nile valley, bearing an edible fruit which is glubose-quandrangular

It was considered sacred by the ancient egyptians and doum seeds were found in many pharaohs' tombs e.G. Tutankhamun's tomb.

Uses of doum
The fruit has nutritional and pharmacologic properties. Doum extracts are being used in the treatment of bilharziasis, haematuria, bleeding especially after child birth and also as hypolipidemic and hematinic suspension. The tea of doum is popular in egypt and believed to be good for diabetes.Doum has been used by egyptian people as a folk medicine for treatment of hypertension.