Yes, it is the same Agave. Good to check soil erosion and promising live fence.
Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM, promila chaturvedi <[email protected]>wrote: > Is it the same Agave americana which is said to be used by American > Indians (Red Indians) to treat hydrofobia patients. > and a Homeopathic medicine is made out of it. > Promila > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:47:32 +0530 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:27469] CG2010-2 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Thanks Vijaysankarji for the info. > At least somebody knows about it scientifically. > Dr Phadke > > On 9 February 2010 14:15, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Vijaysankar ji. End of this week I am going to meet the sellers > again and this time I will try to make film. > > If possible, please share your photo album with us. > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected] > > wrote: > > This is nothing but the rootstock of *Agave americana or A. sisalana*. The > plant is uprooted in the stage of when it starts producing the flowering > shoot (before flowering). At this stage the rootstock is (slightly) sweet > due to enormous amount of starch stored for producing the robust > inflorescence that happens once in its lifetime. Depend upon the plant size, > the rootstock can be up to 1 m or at least 50 cm. > > The local person collect this, add some cosmetics. He will wipe > the center with cloth soaked in saccharine (u can't see that but) each time > he makes a slice. So the slices will be very sweet. > > We have prepared a photo album of all steps involved in this. > If the id/plant is correct, the credit goes to Dr. D. Narasimhan of Madras > Christian College, Chennai who told us about the plant. > > Maerua oblongifolia is another plant that is linked with the local name > 'boomi sakkarai' meaning 'sweet tuber in the earth'. But its root never > attain this size. > > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > > We used to see such things being sold roadside in Pune too during our > childhood. Less commonly seen now a days though. > > > On 8 February 2010 00:26, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Group Members, > > > Please help in identification. Picture taken in Rajim Kumbh Mela, > Chhattisgarh today. Sold as Ram Kanda. Sellers were from Nasik. > > Pankaj Oudhia > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > -- > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > FRLHT, Bangalore > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. <https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
