Flora of Panipat: Ipomoea aquatica from Village Lohari Panipat

[Balkar Arya]

Dear All

Ipomoea aquatica from Village Lohari Panipat

growing wildly in roadside ditches

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Ushadi micromini]

Yes, we eat the greens as veggie in Bengal...
called Kalami saag ... not to be eaten during monsoon....

also used for increasing mothers milk postpartum,
supposed to have anti-viral preoperties towards vacciniea
helps detox from arsenic and opium toxicity etc etc

usha di

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[Tanay Bose]

Usha Di.

I have heard many people including my mom saying that we

should not eat this plant during monsoon I am curious to know

the reason for it.

Thanks

Tanay

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Tanay Bose

Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Ushadi Ji for information

[ushadi Micromini]

Tanay

we were told ,
in Bangla.. :nana rokom rog hoy, tai..khaben na" ...
translation... many diesaes occur doe to water born  pathogens... so do not eat..

we have seen ascaris eggs attached to the stem and mosquito eggs...  asla we did not photograph them in those days...

Another admonition given in the erthnobotany class was: " tatka tule khaben"   translation... eat only freshly plucked saag...

Hope this helps.

Usha di
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Tanay Bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Tanay Bose]

Thanks Usha di your justification is quite reasonable

Tanay