Dear Shri Garg,I have been reading a spate of messages from members on this group. I would like to know how I can send in some messages other than replying. In anycase, may I request you to kindly have this circulated among the group on my behalf?There are so very many wonderful local plants that could be lovely additions to out gardens that if we start taking them in in a big way, we may change the appearance of Indian gardens making them not only national in character, but very regional at that. I have been encouraging landscapers to do this in Gujarat but unhappily when plants are needed in quantity, nurseries do not have them. The Forest Departments too are more often than not, unable to provide local species of forest trees.I wonder if in this group we could develop a strong movement whereby our local species become popular. We would also be able to help some of the more endangered ones to be propagated and ensure their conservation. I can think of the Glory Lily (Tiger Lily/ Gauri Lily). Could friends who have this plant not only propagate it, but help others on the group to acquire the bulbs? I for one would love to have a cluster in my garden and to see that all gardens of friends have specimens so that it becomes widespread.What I have to say about this species would apply to our wonderful trees, shrubs and perennial woody climbers.Regards,Lavkumar Khachar.
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Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
Post Box # 18
Dehradun - 248001, India
Dear all,Kal-lavi (Marathi:
कळलावी) means: induces labour (pain).is correct.In Ayurveda some ref.are there regarding this.It is having synonames like Agnishikha ( Flowers are like Agni), Garbhanut/ garbhapatini i.e. it induces labour., Visha i.e. Poisonous. Though it is poisonous it is used in many preparations by purifying the rhizomes. In Konkan areas the people using the flowers to decorate in the Ganesh festival, they called it as Gauriche haat. We also many times collected the flowers of the same plants to decorate or for study. We didn't had any problem. Handling of the flowers doesnt cause any harm its my opinion.The Colchicine which is in higher % in the Seeds as compare to Roots is used in Biotechnology. In TN large no plantation is there for Colchicine.
I think there is no substance in the world which is not a medicine unless and untill you use it with brain ( by Ayurveda). So we are using Aconite, Nux vomica, Dhtaura seeds and many other Medicines given in Ayurveda.
Thanx,
Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. |