Interesting information, Pankaj ji Let us hope the thread opens up interesting information. As Tabish ji said the other day "Three cheers for efloraofindia group!". The interactions in the group are really becoming interesting.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > New development : > > As informed earlier I visited to meet the Ram Kand sellers today. They > never share their trade secret but in Rs.2000 one of them invited me to > inform about the plant as well as processing. He informed that it is not > Agave americana. It is wild tuber which prefers sandy soil to grow. They > collect it either from Amarkantak or Narsinghnath forest where soil is > sandy. > > He ruled out the use of Saccarin or other sweet material as the taste of > tuber is itself sweet. > > I visited to famous Sirpur Mela today and interacted with tens of > Traditional Healers. Many guessed it as roots of old Bombax but they have > never used it. > > During interaction I got interesting information. > > One of sellers married with a girl of village named Bhainsa and as result > many relatives of the girl got information about this Ram Kand. They started > growing it in village. > > When I got this information without any delay started for that village but > my little Maruti Alto failed to cross Mahanadi river having no bridge. > > Planning to visit the village in coming days. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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. 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