Dear Rakesh: The pink flowers are Argyreia speciosa, a morning glory family/ convovulaceae family... called Vrudhha-daru (vrudhha-daruk by some), Drigha-vallari, in Sanskrit, and Samudra-shosh in gujarati, It has many uses in ayurveda, one that i remember the most is the wound healing by the leaves.
Its leaves are very interesting, hairy and greyish white on the under-surface and smooth on top, exactly symmetrical heart shaped. In fields and village farms, the hairy side is used as is by pressing into skin wounds and bandaging the wound up. The hairs prompt coagulation and the wound heals nicely with second intention. . I have been told this use is ancient, in battle fields the army "vaidayaraj" always carried these leaves for the in battlefield first aid. Someone told us that it was used even when Alexander came fighting ...and wounded soldiers and country folks needed much attention for skin wounds.... apocryphal story, but I like it.... I have seen it growing in gardens, and in coastal areas in Gujarat, Bengal and Andhra... and they are vigorous climbers... Its seeds can be misused as hallucionogenic, and are considered potentially lethal esp for children... ( as are most morning glory seeds, lysergic acid content is quite high in some species) , this creeper produces tonnes of seeds, readily sprouted and grown in sandy well drained soils.... the seed production is prolific, so be careful... this video also shows many many seedpods, your friend that made the video can get you 20 or 30 seeds plant them... and try... keep us informed of your progress. ======= *Overall the idea is appealing*, but this particular house's very nice folks have not given much thought to health of people residing or working in the building...... several problems are seen in this video... First is the vine itself, seeds are poisonous... (see above) Secondly, the PIGEON ROOSTING AND NESTING OVER THE WATER TANK IS A NO NO...... THEIR STOOL CONTAINS TORULOPSIS in addition to Crypto, aspergillous fumigatus and even candida.... and you know torulopsis pneumonia or meningitis is almost impossible to treat affectively... and crypto is another bad infection... sitting on top of drinking water tank is a major health hazard for the people in that house, because it will be in the drinking and bathing water... goes into gut and is inhaled as fine droplets when taking a shower, more so if it goes thru a heater/geyser..... Thirdly, composting the leaves on the roof top??? wow, it sure saves time for the jaruwala from taking the leaves to the garden below, but composting ?? you know its a breeding ground for creepy crawlies and all kinds of fungi... that would now colonize the cement in the wall and cause spores to infect the air indoors, creating a lung hazard.... infected/bad indoor air is cause for most of the lung ailments as you know.... *This is an example of from frying pan (of the waste lagoons/ponds in neighborhood) into the fire (of pegion droppings with tonnes of pathogens in the drinking water) ... *as children we used to call this UL maa-thi Chul ma.... ... *Any way thanks for sharing this video, nice to see how environmental pollution problem is worrying some people and they are at least trying to solve some problems the best they know how.*.. I like the idea of septic tank for the water waste problems and rain water harvesting to direct the flow underground to recharge the aquifer. Bhalo theko, usha di === On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree with Gurcharan Sir. One more creeper looks like *QUISQUALIS INDICA*or > Rangoon > Creeper > *Thanks > * > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Rakesh Biswas > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Gurcharan Ji, Somewhere in the middle of the video the woody stem >> of a large creeper covering almost the entire front of the two storied >> house is shown. Would that be Argyreia nervosa? I am also sharing this with >> Mr Rahul who recorded the video for further clarification. best, rakesh >> >> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Even after seeing the video several times I could not capture the name >>> Tameshwar, nor is this name mentioned in connection with any plant on the >>> net or scientific books I have, but if creeper in question is one shown in >>> opening shots and then again towards the end in this video, it should be >>> Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Boj. (syn: A. speciosa Sweet), Elephant creeper >>> in English and locally known as samandar-ka-pat (Hindi), Bichtarak (Beng.), >>> Samundar soka (Mar.), Samundrapala, chandrapada (S. India). I hope I am >>> right. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry for posting this query, which may not be part of a routine >>>> workflow of the 'Eflora' group. Although the query would be easier to >>>> answer for Eflora members in Madhya Pradesh i am hopeful anyone else may >>>> also offer useful inputs. >>>> >>>> I came across this creeper known as Tameshwar in this video from Indore >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51cv_zO2brk and would be grateful to >>>> know its botanical name. Also if anyone from Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) would >>>> be able to tell me if its seeds or saplings are available in any nursery in >>>> Bhopal it would be very useful. >>>> >>>> best, >>>> >>>> rakesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology & > Horticulture Incharge > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Usha di ================================= =============================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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