Re: [indiantreepix:11754] Re: Is this Mahua/Madhuca Longifolia? 06.05.2009 A.T.

[Madhuri Pejaver]

thanks for the information. see once the ball starts rolling we get a khajana of knowlegde, because just knowing the name does not serve the purpose.it just one additional identity you know thats all.
in your mail you have mentioned the oil is nonedible. is it true.
i just asked because when we use to visit these tribals it was told to us that the oil extracted is stored in a can and that gets solidified. they use it for entire year as they donot have other source of oil.
ofcourse this is long long back i had heard, my memory might have got faded, hence just to confirm i asked the question.
i have also heard that the left overs of seed after extraction of oil is used for biogas by some researchers, as the seed is rich in protiens. same is the case with karanj seeds
thanks once again.
madhuri

--- On Thu, 7/5/09, Anand Kumar Bhatt <anand...@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Anand Kumar Bhatt <anand...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [indiantreepix:11754] Re: Is this Mahua/Madhuca Longifolia? 06.05.2009 A.T.
> To: "Dinesh Valke" <dinesh...@gmail.com>
> Cc: "sibdas" <sibda...@gmail.com>, "indiantreepix" <indian...@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Thursday, 7 May, 2009, 10:08 AM
> To add to the information mahua was
> used to distill liquor at home, but was also used by large
> commercial distilleries to distill liquor.  Now of course
> because of shortage of mahua fruit, molasses is being used
> which comes out cheaper as well. Tribals of say Jharkhand
> collect mahua fllowers in the morning. Before the flowering
> starts they clean up the area below a tree initialy by
> burning the  dry grass.. Sometimes it results in foret fire
> as well.
>
> Mahua seed yields oil which is non-edible and is probably
> being used in manufacture of soap.
> On the whole a large shady  long living tree which is
> strongly recommended for road side plantation. There could
> be some climatic requirements.
>
> Mahua tree is interwoven with folklores. Mahua is a very
> popular nname for girls. Incidentally they had started a
> Mahua channel which I dont find now. Pobably it has closed.t
> was an exclusive Bhojpuri channel.
> akbhaatt
>
> akbhatt
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> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:07 PM,
> Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Many thanks Sibdas ji.
> Regards.
>  
>  
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> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:58 PM,
> sibdas <sibda...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> To exemplify how the adivasis are attched to Mahua trees
> particularly
> in Chhota Nagpur Belt, I add an excerpt -" A Munda
> young girl can not
>
>
> think of getting married in a land where she can not watch
> Mahua
> flowers falling in the sombreness of the night. Santhals
> loose meaning
> of life without Sal and Mahua" . In thiese regions
> Mahua liquor is
> sold regularly in the weekly hat (market) in the villages.
> People buy
>
>
> more Mahua than other commodities. I tasted once. It was
> great.
>
>
> On May 6, 2:00 pm, Madhuri Pejaver <formpeja...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > i am not sure but longifolia name must have come from
> long leaves.
> > in the picture the leaves donot appear long.
>
>
> > i have missed the mails inbeetween. if it has been
> already discussed please excuse me but i feel it must be
> Madhuca indica.
> > i had thought of mentioning one movie Beautiful
> Peaople in which they have shown how the elephants , monkeys
> get drowsy after eating the fruits of mahua.rather all these
> animals gather under the mahua tree in season to eat the
> fruits.
>
>
> > in adivasi areas they collect the flowers and dry
> them. these are used to make liqure latter.
> > flowers are sweetish in taste.
> > i hope the information suits the site.
> > madhuri
> >
> > --- On Wed, 6/5/09, Abhay Tiwari <abhay...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > > From: Abhay Tiwari <abhay...@gmail.com>
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> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:11688] Is this
> Mahua/Madhuca Longifolia? 06.05.2009 A.T.
> > > To: "indiantreepix" <indian...@googlegroups.com>
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> > > Date: Wednesday, 6 May, 2009, 8:46 AM
> >
> > > Dear Friends,
> > >  
> > > It is the season. The
> > > leaves are also similar.
> > > Still not sure if this Mahua/Madhuca
>
>
> > > Longifolia?
> > >  
> > > Location: Goregaon East,
> > > Mumbai
> > > Date: May 5th
> > > 2009
> > >  
> > > regards
> > >  
> > > Abhay Tiwari
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[sibdas ghosh]

So far my knowledge goes, the oil from Mahua seeds is used for cooking, and also making detergents, for burning lamps. The seed cake is used as fertilizer. May be it is not good for cooking, some poorest of the poors only use it for cooking.

2009/5/8 Madhuri Pejaver <formp...@yahoo.com>