Chiraita as we know traditionally is Swertia chirata. I just looked up the Useful Plants of India, and noted that most Indian names for Andrographis paniculata start with K (similar pronounciation also is sometimes attributed to ch): Sans: Kirata; Hindi: Kirayat; Beng: Kalmegh; Guj: Kariyatu; in other it starts with N Tlg and Tam: Nelavemu; Kan: Nelaberu; Mal: Nelavepu.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... perhaps Swertia Chirata > Chandrima ji, please view these two web pages to see if it convinces you. > 1) http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/kings/swertia-chir.html > 2) http://herbs.ygoy.com/2009/09/17/what-why-and-how-of-swertia-chirata/ > > > Regards. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:37 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: chandrima roy <[email protected]> >> Date: 29 March 2010 11:12 >> Subject: botanical name of CHIRAITA >> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> Dear Mr Garg- as children my aunt would give us Chiraita water for >> two months -- chaitra and baisakh -- it used to be very bitter and she >> would give kala chana soaked overnight to eat / chew alongside - and >> she would ensure that we had it in front of her as she said it is a good >> tonic -- no way could yu avoid not having it --- she knew about bhingaraj >> leaves -- she told us how to recognize and its habitat -- good for hair >> and dandruff - this we enthusiastically learnt as it was good for hair >> beauty -- >> I want to know the botanical name of charaita and what is it good for >> -- >> look forward to yur reply -- thanks -- chandrima >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
