Jatropha curcas = ভ্যারেন্ডা
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surajit koley
May 19, 2012, 12:57:09 AM5/19/12
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Sir / Madam,
The Bengali name of this species is BHARENDA (ভ্যারেন্ডা) or BAG-BHARENDA. Over the past few years various Jatropha species is making headlines for their use as bio-diesel. Local people use latex of Jatropha curcas to get relief from tooth-ache.
It is interesting to note that
- wikipedia displays an unknown Bengali name for this plant while flowersofindia displays it correctly!
- why this species should be called a "shrub" is not clear to me!
- both wiki and flowersofindia mention it as "poisonous shrub"!!
- yet both the above sites do recognize its various usage!!!
Is there any species in the biosphere that can be labelled as poisonous / noxious / toxic / weed / etc...?
Species : Jatropha curcas L.
Habit & Habitat : tree, roadside
Date : 11-05-12, 10.05 a.m. (all but the last one)
Place : Gobra (Hooghly)
Thank you & Regards,
Surajit Koley
ushadi Micromini
May 19, 2012, 3:41:54 AM5/19/12
to surajit koley, efloraofindia
Ha ha Surajit
everything under the sun can be very useful and can be dangerous at the same time,,, including the sun itself...
usefulness of a plant or weed does not take away the possible toxicity that it carries...
lets take the sun: nothing can flourish or grow without it or part of its spectrum...
infrared: heat ... can be toxic: as in heat stroke which may lead to death...
ultraviolet rays: can be toxic, leading to skin cancers...
yet no one // nothing can live without the sun, even the blind tube-worms in the depth of the ocean that do not directly need the sun or its light apparently for their day to day living ... yet their diet consists of diatoms and one cell organisms and may be even the jelly fish etc which in turn rely on the sun's energy to survive and multiply, thus making enough progeny to feed the whales and the tube-worms...
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If one reads Herbal medicine books of Hindu traditions or european traditions or the american Indian or american european herbalists.: one gats to see the uses and alongwith them a list of contraindications and toxicities are listed...
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Most people think that plants are only benevolent, they are, they need our love and support and protection right now... but we should not consume them or use them
ad infinatum ... if we do its at our own risk...
So its a mistaken notion to think that plants are not poisonous ... they are ...
we need to be educated about their good and bad qualities, and use them intelligently
Sorry if this goes against your thesis, but I did not make this up, hundreds of books, booklets, pamphlets and supplemental issues have been published and thousands of peer reviewed articles... are available ... one just needs to search for the plant or its product in question...
CHEERS though... plants are beautiful...
Usha di
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Usha di
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everything under the sun can be very useful and can be dangerous at the same time,,, including the sun itself...
usefulness of a plant or weed does not take away the possible toxicity that it carries...
lets take the sun: nothing can flourish or grow without it or part of its spectrum...
infrared: heat ... can be toxic: as in heat stroke which may lead to death...
ultraviolet rays: can be toxic, leading to skin cancers...
yet no one // nothing can live without the sun, even the blind tube-worms in the depth of the ocean that do not directly need the sun or its light apparently for their day to day living ... yet their diet consists of diatoms and one cell organisms and may be even the jelly fish etc which in turn rely on the sun's energy to survive and multiply, thus making enough progeny to feed the whales and the tube-worms...
---------
If one reads Herbal medicine books of Hindu traditions or european traditions or the american Indian or american european herbalists.: one gats to see the uses and alongwith them a list of contraindications and toxicities are listed...
--
Most people think that plants are only benevolent, they are, they need our love and support and protection right now... but we should not consume them or use them
ad infinatum ... if we do its at our own risk...
So its a mistaken notion to think that plants are not poisonous ... they are ...
we need to be educated about their good and bad qualities, and use them intelligently
Sorry if this goes against your thesis, but I did not make this up, hundreds of books, booklets, pamphlets and supplemental issues have been published and thousands of peer reviewed articles... are available ... one just needs to search for the plant or its product in question...
CHEERS though... plants are beautiful...
Usha di
Usha di
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surajit koley
May 19, 2012, 9:42:35 AM5/19/12
to ushadi Micromini, efloraofindia
Good evening Usha Di...
Thank you very very very much for the insight.
It, and not only this note, every note from you or from my other friends in this group enriches me to such extent that i cannot help but asking for more.
Shouldn't we label each and every medicine/tablet/capsule as 'poisonous content'? Merely a 'warning' for 'overdose', that too in micro-script, shouldn't be taken granted.
Thank you & Regards,
Surajit Koley
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