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
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks Sibdas ji. > Regards. > > > > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:58 PM, sibdas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > From: Abhay Tiwari <[email protected]> >> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:11688] Is this Mahua/Madhuca Longifolia? >> 06.05.2009 A.T. >> > > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >> > > 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 >> > >> > Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. >> Enterhttp://beta.cricket.yahoo.com- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> >> -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
