Identify this species from Manas
Jyoti Das
Looking forward to see the name of this wild species from Manas.........
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I had also noticed this tree at Chilkigarh, Near Jhargram, Dist.
Midnapore, West Bengal.
Sorry, I could not identify this plant.
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Dear Jyoti,
I had also noticed this tree at Chilkigarh, Near Jhargram, Dist.
Midnapore, West Bengal.
Sorry, I could not identify this plant.
Debasish Joardar
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Hodgsonia macrocarpa......
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From: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 15, 2008 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: Identify this species from Manas
To: Jyoti Das < jy...@aaranyak.org>
Hodgsonia is a small genus of fruit-bearing vines in the family Cucurbitaceae.
Hodgsonia was named for Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1853 by British botanists Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson, who examined the plant under Hodgson's hospitality in the Himalaya.
Food
Although the flesh of Hodgsonia fruit is inedible and considered worthless, the large, oil-rich seeds are an important source of food. The kernels are occasionally eaten raw; [2] they are slightly bitter, possibly due to an unidentified alkaloid or glucoside , but "perfectly safe" to eat. [3] More commonly, the seeds are roasted, after which they taste like pork scraps or lard; many mountain peoples consider these roasted seeds a delicacy. In addition to eating the seeds alone, the Naga incorporate them into various types of curry. [4]
Medicine
The medicinal importance of Hodgsonia is mostly in its leaves. In Malaya, native physicians report several uses for the nose. The leaves may be dried and burnt, and the smoke inhaled, or the juice of young stems and leaves is squeezed into the nostrils to allay irritation from small insects. The leaves are also boiled and the resulting liquid taken internally, both for nose complaints and to reduce fevers. [5] The ashes from burnt leaves of H. macrocarpa are also used to heal wounds. [6]
In Nagaland, the fruit bulb is applied to bacterial infections in the feet. [4] In Sarawak, Hodgsonia oil is used to anoint the bodies of mothers after childbirth; it also forms the base of embrocations carrying ashes from the leaves of coconut palm and Kaempferia .[7] The oil is also used as a base for medicines in Eastern India. [8]
Tha bove information taken from the Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HodgsoniaOn Jan 13, 9:12am, "Jyoti Das" < jy...@aaranyak.org> wrote:
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