Is it the same as Kukraundha which is found in Eastern part of U.P. I remember from my childhood days that its leaves had antiseptic and antibiotic quality and it was widely used in the villages to cure various boils that trouble the children during the rainy season. akbhatt
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Ulhas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > Trichosanthes palmata is known as 'Koundal' in Marathi. These very > attractive fruits are used for traditional decoration on 'mati' above > Ganesh idol during the Ganesh festival in Bhadrapad month (monsoon) in > Konkan. As the festival advances to the 11th day i.e. Anant > Chaturdashi, the colour of fruits would change from bright yellow to > deep red. > > The fruits are very bitter, however this is popular food of Hornbills > during the monsoon season. > > Best wishes > > Ulhas Rane > > > > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
