Andrographis paniculata (Family: Acanthaceae) Hooghly, WB

surajit koley

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Feb 28, 2012, 11:59:17 AM2/28/12

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Sir,

I attach images of what we call KALMEGH in Bengali. In my childhood my mother used to force me gulp its bitter tasted leaves extract, once in a week, in order to keep me healthy!

Species : Andrographis paniculata

Type : wild herb

Date : 28-Feb-2012, 8.16 a.m. & 23-Jan-2012, 9.55 a.m.

Place : Hooghly, WB

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Surajit Koley

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Nidhan Singh

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Feb 28, 2012, 11:35:59 PM2/28/12

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Yes Surajit Ji,

Nice pics...important medicinal plant.

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Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Ushadi micromini

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Feb 29, 2012, 2:04:25 AM2/29/12

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yes Kalmegh...

my mom used to make bari from five leaves for each child.... we had to
take it once a day for five days at beginning to monsoon, kept the
krimi away...

now I know its also good for the liver health..
usha di

shobha chavda

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Feb 29, 2012, 3:54:33 AM2/29/12

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Yes,It is used in many liver-tonics by Ayurvedic firms.
Shobha

On Feb 29, 12:04 pm, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>
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surajit koley

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Feb 29, 2012, 11:32:28 AM2/29/12

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Thank you Sir for confirming the ID. I have read that it is good for liver.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

surajit koley

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Feb 29, 2012, 11:39:16 AM2/29/12

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Yes, Madam, my mom also used to say that it was good for liver as well as for pinworm.

Regards,

Surajit Koley

surajit koley

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Feb 29, 2012, 11:49:31 AM2/29/12

to shobha chavda, efloraofindia

Thank you Madam for the feedback. Today, in this era of nuclear family, most of us are missing our granny's wisdom that would have saved us much money with homemade remedies for some minor ailments.