Thanks, Chadwell ji.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: C CHADWELL <[email protected]> Date: 24 January 2017 at 03:27 Subject: Lagotis in the NW Himalaya and Tibetan Medicine. To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> I have recently posted images of the 3 species of this genus found in the NW Himalaya. Two of these, L.globosa and L.kunawurensis, were new. I was pleased to find ALL the postings on eFI, The Flowers of India and other links had been correctly identified as Lagotis cashmeriana. Within 'Tibetan Medicinal Plants' (2001) is '*hong len*'. Both Lagotis cashmeriana and Picrorhiza kurrooa were collected on the Rohtang under this name. The authors correctly comment that in Ladakh amchis gather Lagotis kunawurensis under the same Tibetan name. Whereas in Nepal, what was Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora (now Neopicrorhiza scrophulariifolia) is gathered under 'hong len' name as well. Certainly shows the complexities of comparing Latin plant names with Tibetan ones! *Returning to Lagotis cashmeriana, the authors of the above book observe, "as this species is* *common (at least locally) and its area of distribution is large, there seems to be no danger posed* *by collecting (for use in Tibetan Medicine). However, since L.cashmeriana is considered to be an* *adulterant of 'Kukti', a drug usually furnished by the underground organs of Picrorhiza kurrooa, a* *potential danger of exploitation does exist.* I shall comment upon *P.kurrooa* - which for the time being remains in the Picrorhiza genus - in another post. Best Wishes, Chris Chadwell 81 Parlaunt Road SLOUGH SL3 8BE UK www.shpa.org.uk -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
