Hi, Anand ji, These links give *Taraxacum officinale* for Kukraundha with medicinal use: http://www.ayurvedam.com/htm/hpandmpd.htm & http://www.home-remedies-guide.com/herbs/dandelion.htm
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
