Dr. Nataraj ji These two very different plants are often confused because of their similar looking but quite different flowers.Whereas Wrightia tinctoria is commonly known as Indrajau in Hindi (mitha indrajau), Bengali, Gujarati, Mar., Holarrhena pubescence is called karwa indrajau (Hindi), Tita indrajau (Beng.), Kadu indrajau (Mar.), Kudwo indrajau (Guj.).
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018 Phone: 01125518297; Mobile: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Dr Nataraj H R <[email protected]> wrote: > in ayurveda this plant is termed as kutaja and mentioned two types > male n female they are identified botanically as H pubescens and W > tinctoria of apocynaceae > > On 5/26/10, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Commonly called Kurchi in bengali , it used as an antidote for dysentery. > > Conesine, isoconesine and kurchin is exacted from its bark after the > plant > > is 12 years old. > > Tanay > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Rashida Ji > >> Thanks for introducing a new plant to me > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr Balkar Singh > >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >> Arya P G College, Panipat > >> Haryana-132103 > >> 09416262964 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tanay Bose > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Nattu"S > > -- > 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.

