It is a medicinal plant too. The leaves, root, bark and milky latex is
used in traditional medicine. It is used in some ayurveda preparations
for hair related treatment, used in preparing medicine for snake
bite.
Due to its toxicity the latex was used to make poison arrows.
Regards,
Giby
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On Jul 24, 9:44 pm, DHIREN PANIA <
123.dhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Madhuriji,
>
> May be ,but I have not seen or heard about offering white flowers to
> Ganesha. May be in South the custom may be.
>
> RGD
> Dhiren Pania
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <
formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote:
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> > Dineshji
> > you have written about leaves of Rui Calatropis??es leaves are offered to
> > Lord Hanumana.
> > What I HAD WRITTEN WAS ABOUT MANDAR
> > It is the variety? of Calatropis producing the white flowers. The white
> > flowers are offered to Lord Ganesha!
> > Cheers
> > Madhuri
>
> > --- On *Sun, 24/7/11, Balkar Arya <
balkara...@gmail.com>* wrote:
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> > From: Balkar Arya <
balkara...@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74979] Re: Calotropis gigantea from Bel pattar
> > Haerbalgarden Samalkha Panipat
> > To: "DHIREN PANIA" <
123.dhi...@gmail.com>
> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <
indian...@googlegroups.com>
> > Date: Sunday, 24 July, 2011, 7:24 PM
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> > Thanks Dhiren ji for new information
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> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 7:17 PM, DHIREN PANIA <
123.dhi...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=123.dhi...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > But in Western and Central ,northern Part of India leaves are offered to
> > lord hanuman and on Saturday people make garland offered.You see near
> > Hanuman Temple.
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> > The White variety of *Calotropis* *gigantea* (L.) is used in religious
> > matter.
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> > Leaves are Ayurvedic property, used in Arthritis and Elephantiasis
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> > Regards
> > Dhiren Pania
>
> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:18 AM, H S <
hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Its individual perception,
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> > regards,
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> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Balkar Arya <
balkara...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=balkara...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > Yes HS ji But as per
theplantlist.org *Calotropis* *gigantea* (L.) Dryand.
> > is an accepted <
http://www.theplantlist.org/about/#accepted> name
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> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Balkar Arya <
balkara...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=balkara...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > Yes Mahadeswara ji and Madhuri Ji, Offered to Lord Ganesh
>
> > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Mahadeswara <
swamy.c...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=swamy.c...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > In Southeri India especially Tamil Nadu , the flowers are offered to
> > Lord Ganesha during the Ganesha festival as well as in the pullaiyar
> > koils (temple)..
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> > On Jul 23, 3:59 pm,
formpeja...@yahoo.com<
http://mc/compose?to=formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> > > I think old thread should exist on it. As in Marathi it is called Mandar,
> > loved by Lord Ganesha.
> > > Madhuri
> > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: H S <
hemsan...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=hemsan...@gmail.com>
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> > > Sender:
indian...@googlegroups.com<
http://mc/compose?to=indian...@googlegroups.com>
> > > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:14:47
> > > To: Balkar Arya<
balkara...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=balkara...@gmail.com>
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> > > Cc: indiantreepix<
indian...@googlegroups.com<
http://mc/compose?to=indian...@googlegroups.com>
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> > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:74856] Calotropis gigantea from Bel pattar
> > Haerbal
> > > garden Samalkha Panipat
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> > > some author treat this as var. alba (white flowers)
>
> > > regards,
>
> > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Balkar Arya <
balkara...@gmail.com<
http://mc/compose?to=balkara...@gmail.com>>