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Nudrat Sayed

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Jul 24, 2008, 6:16:36 AM7/24/08

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Hi All

I found this flower blooming in an area that is 12 km from Dharamshala H.P. The tibetan community call it touch me not and use it for releif from stinging nettle encounters.

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Dr. Sayed Nudrat Zawar
Conservation Action Trust
Mumbai

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sweedle cerejo

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Jul 24, 2008, 1:57:01 PM7/24/08

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Hi!

This looks like a Balsaminaceae member....

Regards,

Sweedle

Tabish

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Jul 27, 2008, 2:43:28 PM7/27/08

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This should be Rugged Yellow Balsam (Impatiens scabrida)
We also photographed it at Dharamsala! :) More info here:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rugged%20Yellow%20Balsam.html
I was not aware of its use as an antidote to Stinging Nettle.
Cheers!
- Tabish

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JM Garg

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Feb 16, 2020, 4:37:01 AM2/16/20

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Impatiens tricornis as per another thread by Ashutosh ji at Renaming Impatiens scabrida DC. page to Impatiens tricornis Lindl.