Artemisia absinthium from Kashmir

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 26, 2010, 3:55:40 AM7/26/10

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Artemisia absinthium from Kashmir, found growing on dry slopes of Shankeracharya hill, Photographed on June 24, 2010. The plant is source of drug santonin.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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tanay bose

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Jul 26, 2010, 7:27:14 AM7/26/10

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Oleum Absinthii or wormwood oil is extracted from it used in curing nerval diseases.

Tanay

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 27, 2010, 12:21:12 AM7/27/10

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Nalini ji

Here are local names for this:

English: Absinthe, Wormwood, Madderwood

Sans: Indhana, Damar

Hindi: Vilayathi afsinth

Beng. & Guj: Mastaru

Mar: Serpana

Tel: Tartiha, moshipatri

Tam: Machipattri

Kan: Uruvalu, urittige

Mal: Nilampala, tirunitripachcha

Kashmir: Tethwan

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

mani nair

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Jul 27, 2010, 1:03:58 AM7/27/10

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Thanks Singh ji for sharing the photos of this plant. This is the food plant of caterpillars of Painted lady butterflies.

Regards,

Mani.

nabha meghani

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Jul 27, 2010, 4:02:31 AM7/27/10

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Thank you Prof. Singh ji for all your help

Regards

Nalini

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