Dear Raghu ji, Thanks for sharing your experiences. It is used as fish poison in many parts of the world. Thats why its one of the common names is Fish Poison plant/bush. Here is Google link showing its worldwide use.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=randia+%22Fish+poison%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=a2bb30ecf4f91972 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:49 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > Common emetic Nut > Telugu: Manga Kai (Chettu ), > Kannada: Kare fruit, used to lure fish on the water surface > Tamil: Madu Karei > Marati Mainhpur > Habitat: Eastern ghats - foot hills, > Botanical: Randai spinosa, Family: Rubiaceae (As per forest flora of > andhra pradesh*)* > * > * > * > http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0882.htm > * > > > Mamandur, near tirupati, ( Recall -*Mamandur man eater* by *Kenneth > Anderson* , a pioneer of wildlife conservation in southern India, h > ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_(writer)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Anderson_%28writer%29> > ) > Andhra Pradesh, 27 Mar 2010, > > */* On fishing practices using kaare fruit, near sakaleshpur and kukke, > Karnataka* > * > * > *In the Western Ghats, during summer, the river water starts to recede and > in some of the shallow pools beneath rocks and crevices many kinds of fishes > still struggle to survive - waiting for the next monsoon. * > * > * > *People have learnt to to catch these fishes. Kaare fruits are properly > beaten up with the help of stones and the mix is left to soak in the pool > waters till it comes to a rich foam. After about five minutes, the fishes > turn up on the surface belly-up. People then catch and take them home for a > feast.* > * > * > *In Mamandur, two of the senior forest officials, when asked, explained > "Before the wild life protection act -1979 came into practice, when they > tried the above in a shallow pool, a large sized python came belly-up onto > the surface and managed to escape into the forest ! * > * > * > *Wonder what reaction this fruit causes on fishes - probably induces a > severe itching or perhaps the poison reduces oxygen, makes it difficult for > them to breathe. * > * > * > *These days fish, frog habitats are under severe threat from human > activities - over fishing, dams, pesticides etc* > * > * > *Regards* > *Raghu* > > *"There's no place like the wilds for peace and contentment" * > > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . > > -- > 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.
