Thank you Dr Goraya. I will talk to a few friends here and find out about its use. I have never seen these flowers on offer at the local markets in Dharamshala but perhaps, it's more abundant in Kangra and the lower hills.
Regards, Ashwini On 19-Feb-2015, at 9:15 pm, gurinder goraya <[email protected]> wrote: > Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) finds major use in south India in culinary, > where it is largely cultivated on homesteads. Does it astonish one that major > proportion of the wild populations of this very useful tree (thanks Ashwini > ji for bringing out its varied uses) are found in the sub-Himalayan tracts. > This tree, along with Bombax ceiba, can be seen in flowering during February > every year in lower hills in Himachal Pradesh also. Local people make > vegetable preparation (known locally as sainjan de phulan di bhurji) of the > flower buds of this tree. I have though not noticed any one in the hill > states using its pods in culinary. Perhaps the pods obtained from wild trees > are slightly bitter in taste! Any further comments pl..... > > Regards, > > Dr. G S Goraya, IFS > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest, DEHRADUN-248 006. > Uttarakhand, India. > > Tel: 0135-2757775 (O); 094180 25036 (Mob.); > > > From: [email protected] > Subject: [efloraofindia:215967] Moringa oleifera/ABFEB05 > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:38:53 +0530 > To: [email protected] > > This is another tree abundant in south India deriving its name from the Tamil > word 'murungai'. It is well-known for its nutritional value and its leaves, > flowers and seedpods (drumsticks, triangular in cross-section) are edible. I > photographed this in Andhra Pradesh but the tree is also commonly seen in > Delhi where one can buy the flowers (called sonjna) in the market. In Delhi, > I bought some and my sister-in-law made a savoury dish out of them. > > A powder derived from its dried leaves is given to pregnant women in Africa > as a nutritional supplement and given to infants to curb malnutrition. > > It's a beautiful tree and its flowers have a sweet smell. > > Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) > 17 Jan. 2015 > Andhra Pradesh > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > <IMG_2265_FamTrSo.jpg><IMG_2266_FamTrSo.jpg><IMG_2275_FamTrSo.jpg><IMG_2278_FamTrSo.jpg><IMG_2354_FamTrSo.jpg><IMG_2358_FamTrSo.jpg> > > > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
