thozhu kanni

[sheji ramkumar]

Malayalam -Thozhu kanni
Common name - Indian telegraph plant
Latin name - Desmodium gyrans

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Vow a beautiful plant sheji ji...why is it called telegraphic plant any idea??? any where used in medicine??

[sheji]

Hari
small leaves at the base have an involuntary movement, so only the
name came.

On May 2, 6:36 pm, "Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman"

[tanay bose]

Dear All,

Hopefully now it is called Codariocalyx motorius (Houtt.) H. Ohashi. his plant is famous for its movement of small lateral leaflets at speeds rapid enough to be perceivable with the naked eye. This is a strategy to maximise sunlight by tracking the sun. Each leaf is equipped with a hinge that permits it to be moved in order to receive more sunlight, but the weight of these leaves means the plant must expend a lot of energy in moving it. To optimise movement of large leaves, each large leaf has two small leaflets at its base. These move constantly along an elliptical path, sampling the intensity of sunlight, and directing the large leaf to the area of most intensityThe common name is due to the rotation of the leaflets with a period of about 3 to 5 minutes; this was likened to a semaphore telegraph, a structure with adjustable paddles that could be seen from a distance, the position of which conveyed a message in semaphore^, hence the common names.

The Tamils call this plant as "ThozhukaNNi"(Tamil: தொழுகண்ணி. It has been in use in Siddha medicine for centuries. It is a very useful remedy in adhearing the cut ends of flesh and healing it. It is also used in curing snake bite poisons. Hence it is also called snake charmer's root. Hence it is also called Aravaattip pachchilai (Tamil: அரவாட்டிப் பச்சிலை)

The plant is described in detail in Charles Darwin's 1880 The Power of Movement in Plants.

Regards

Tanay

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[sheji]

Thank you Tanay ji, for your detailed explanation.

On May 2, 7:23 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>

> Hopefully now it is called *Codariocalyx motorius* (Houtt.) H. Ohashi. his

> plant is famous for its movement of small lateral leaflets at speeds rapid
> enough to be perceivable with the naked eye. This is a strategy to maximise
> sunlight by tracking the sun. Each leaf is equipped with a hinge that
> permits it to be moved in order to receive more sunlight, but the weight of
> these leaves means the plant must expend a lot of energy in moving it. To
> optimise movement of large leaves, each large leaf has two small leaflets at
> its base. These move constantly along an elliptical path, sampling the
> intensity of sunlight, and directing the large leaf to the area of most
> intensityThe common name is due to the rotation of the leaflets with a
> period of about 3 to 5 minutes; this was likened to a semaphore telegraph, a
> structure with adjustable paddles that could be seen from a distance, the
> position of which conveyed a message in semaphore, hence the common names.
>
> The Tamils call this plant as "ThozhukaNNi"(Tamil: தொழுகண்ணி. It has been in
> use in Siddha medicine for centuries. It is a very useful remedy in
> adhearing the cut ends of flesh and healing it. It is also used in curing
> snake bite poisons. Hence it is also called snake charmer's root. Hence it
> is also called Aravaattip pachchilai (Tamil: அரவாட்டிப் பச்சிலை)
>

> The plant is described in detail in Charles Darwin's 1880 *The Power of
> Movement in Plants*.
>
> Regards
>
> Tanay

[tanay bose]

Welcome Sheji Ji
Tanay

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Tanay ji..

it is very wonderful to hear about this plant in detail along with its medicinal details too....i was not aware of this plant being used in TN....

Thank You so much

Dr Hari

[tanay bose]

Dear Hari Ji,
Much of the fact was unknown to me until I search for it... !!
Regards
Tanay

[Divya Khare]

   Thank you Sheji ji and Tanay ji, such a wonderful creation of nature...

   I was astonished after reading the details about the plant.

 

[tanay bose]

WELCOME dIVYA jI
TANAY

[sheji]

welcome Divya ji,
its one of my favorite drug.

On May 4, 9:58 am, Divya Khare <divyakhare2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>    Thank you Sheji ji and Tanay ji, such a wonderful creation of nature...
>    I was astonished after reading the details about the plant.
>

> On 5/3/10, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Dear Hari Ji,
> > Much of the fact was unknown to me until I search for it... !!
> > Regards
> > Tanay
>
> > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman <
> > ayurharivenkat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Tanay ji..
>
> >> it is very wonderful to hear about this plant in detail along with its
> >> medicinal details too....i was not aware of this plant being used in TN....
>
> >> Thank You so much
> >> Dr Hari
>
> > --
> > Tanay Bose
> > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi)
> > 9830439691(Mobile)

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[sheji]

Today i got one reference about this plant from a text'chikitsa krama
kalpa valli' by the name "sooryakavartha" in the contest of urugraha
-fresh juice extracted from root of puthranjeeva,sooryakavartha,bala+
hingu.

thank you.

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[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Good sheji ji...thanks for the reference. . .