In my state, one of the local names of Gloriosa is Jhagadhin means Jhagda karane vala. It is old saying that presence of this plant in home garden results in family dispute.
One can consider it as blind faith but our forefathers were not fool. There must be some logic in it. We must try to search scientifc reason behind this saying. As you know, it is very toxic plant and it must be kept far from approach of children and pet. This may be the reason our forefathers have associated this fear with this herb. Natives are still following this instruction sincerely. I have written on it in Hindi blog. Please visit http://aarambha.blogspot.com/2007/12/chhattisgarh-1.html regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Dr. Arvind Kadus <[email protected] > wrote: > > Hi! Dear freinds, > This 'Kal lavi' plant i.e. Gloriosa superba is mentioned in > Ayurveda.It is used to induce the dilivery or for the abortions. The > slice of the rhizome is to be put on the abdomen and then it gives > rise to Contractions, in Marathi thats why this plant is called as Kal > Lavi. This plant is poisonous and having Colchicin. In South India > cultivation of this plant is taken in large scale for the Colchicin. > It is used in biotechnology feild to enlarge the size of vegetables. > More information is that the natural pollination is not possible, so > artificial pollination should be carried out for the fertilisation. > Thanks. > Regards, > Dr. Arvind Kadus.Pune. > > On Jul 15, 12:01 am, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Once official flower of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger Rebels. > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3631793.stm > > > > Link of my recent work on Gloriosa > > > > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=+site%3Awww.pankajoudhia.com+... > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > The flower copied here is that of an anual that in our area is known > > > to appear before Onam. In common parlance some locals call it onam > > > flower. > > > Coudl someone identify it please? > > > Date & Time 14 July 2010 > > > Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad, Kerala. > > > Wild > > > Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Annual > > > Height, Length. > > > Leaves Type, Shape, Size > > > Inflorescence Type Size > > > Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts- > > > Fruits Type, Shape, Size Seeds > > > Other Information like Frangrance, Pollinator, Uses. > > > Regards > > > Yazdy. > > > > > You have been sent 2 pictures. > > > > > DSCN3163.JPG > > > DSCN3164.JPG > > > > > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > > > Try it out here:http://picasa.google.com/- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
