Its seeds are used to adulterate mustard. a few years back a lot of mustard
oil thus adulterated was recovered in Delhi, causing scare all around.
ak

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Aparna Watve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Argemone mexicana has naturalised long time back and is competitive with
> the indigenous flora around areas which get periodically waterlogged. It is
> found on rubbish dumps too.
> Local people esp around western Maharashtra know that it is poisonous but
> its latex is used to cure eye diseases by traditional healers.
> regards
> aparna
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:41 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *Argemone mexicana* Linn. in Bengali we call it " *Buno Posto*" is a
>> invasive and widely found weed in West Bengal, India.
>> Tanay
>>
>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Affirmitive Ken. It is an invasive weed in wastelands, along river banks
>>> and even in cultivated fields.
>>>              Regards,
>>>                Neil.
>>>
>>> --- On *Sat, 5/8/10, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]>* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Kenneth Greby <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:34235] Mexican Poppy - Seed Dispersal
>>> To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]>,
>>> [email protected]
>>> Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 5:18 AM
>>>
>>>
>>>  Neil--
>>>
>>>  Is this a weed plant for you locally?
>>>
>>>  Pretty, but obnoxious if you must remove large patches...
>>>
>>> Regards--
>>> Ken.
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Neil Soares <[email protected]>
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Sent:* Fri, May 7, 2010 11:00:00 AM
>>> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:34235] Mexican Poppy - Seed Dispersal
>>>
>>>   Hi,
>>>  Photographed at Shahapur. Hate posting photographs of exotics, but
>>> thought this might be interesting.
>>>                            With regards,
>>>                              Neil Soares.
>>>
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