Yes Prof. Singh ji, Thanks for sharing the fotos. It is a very common herb growing everywhere in meadows, roadside etc. Germanname is Schafgarbe mainly because it grows in meadows where sheep graze and the sheep have special liking for it. In south of Germany one finds the flowers of Schafgarbe also in rosa violette color. All parts of the plant are used in herbal tee. I think it is used in homeopathy too. Perhaps Punkaj ji will give us more information? According to Homer centaur Chiron (half horse half human hero from the greek mythologie), brought herbal secrets to his human pupils and taught Achilles to use this herb on the battle grounds of Troy. Achilles is said to have used it to stop the bleeding wounds of his soldiers, hence the name Achillea.
I just wonder, how indian and greek mythologies are parallel, as if they copied the stories from eachother just changing the names. Regards Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: efloraofindia Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 8:32 AM Subject: [efloraofindia:42330] Achillea millefolium from Kashmir Achillea millefolium from Kashmir, growing commonly in meadows and mountain slopes, photographed from hill above Cheshma shahi on June 26, 2010. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
