Blue Anagallis is known as Krishnneel also. कृष्णनील regards
Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Nalini ji > Many do have. Here are some for Anagallis arvensis ssp. arvensis > Hindi: Jonkmari > Guj: Anagallide, morgellina > Punjab: Dhabbar > > > -- > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:36 AM, nabha meghani <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes, Prof. Singh ji, >> it struck me, when I read the subject line about your postings of Kashmir >> Flora. >> Do these plants have indian names? >> Regards >> Nalini >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> *To:* tanay bose <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> ; >> efloraofindia<[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, July 26, 2010 3:09 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:42360] Re: Anagallis arvensis ssp. arvensis >> >> Dear friends >> It feels good to read interesting discussion with useful feedback from >> experts from different fields. Nalini ji, the Flora of Kashmir has so many >> common elements with Europe, and when in Kashmir I would use Book on British >> Flora, Flora Europaea and Flora of British Isles commonly for >> identification. Pankaj ji, it feels so refreshing to read your useful >> information about plant healers. >> I saw this plant in Kashmir so many times, little knowing that it will >> generate so much interest on the group. Thanks everybody. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:05 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Nice catch of the plant sir ji !!! >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Pankaj Oudhia >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Let me continue the interesting discussion. >>>> >>>> In wheat fields in India, Anagallis grows with Chenopodium, Melilotus >>>> and Sphaeranthus. As fish poison, the use of Sphaeranthus is preferred. In >>>> order to increase its performance Anagallis, collected before flowering, is >>>> added. To make it more strong remaining two species are added. >>>> >>>> Anagallis is toxic plant. In order to nullify its harmful effects it is >>>> used with Chenopodium. The harmful effects of Melilotus commonly known as >>>> Senji is nullified by Sphaeranthus. All these species are used with Wheat >>>> grass in different combinations. >>>> >>>> The presence of these fives in wheat fields have special purpose. Mother >>>> Nature arranged it for welfare of humanbeings. The greedy humanbeings see >>>> only wheat as crop and destroy other gifts as weed and in this way loose >>>> the >>>> golden oppurtuniy to get benefit from it. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:35 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you Gurcharan ji, >>>>> for sharing these beautiful fotos. >>>>> These flowers are quite common here and I don't take notice of them. >>>>> After watching your fotos I think I must always carry my fotoapparat with >>>>> me, whenever I go out, even to the grocer for shopping. >>>>> Ther germanname of the plant is Gaukheil (heeling mentalproblems) and >>>>> was used to treat melancholie. Wetterkraut (weatherindicator) or >>>>> Nebelpflanze (fogplant) are other names. >>>>> I read in my book that in india the plant is used by fishers to catch >>>>> fish because it is light toxic. >>>>> Regards >>>>> Nalini >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> >>>>> *From:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>>>> *To:* Tabish <[email protected]> >>>>> *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 26, 2010 9:51 AM >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:42340] Re: Anagallis arvensis ssp. >>>>> arvensis >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Prashant ji, Tabish ji and Pankaj ji for encouraging comments. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The Blue Pimpernel and the Scarlet Pimpernel both are often called >>>>>> shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock because the flowers close >>>>>> before sunset or if it is about to rain. These brightly colored >>>>>> flowers appear as bright dots in the field, which dramatically >>>>>> "disappear" when the flowers close, if the sky is overcast or the sun >>>>>> is about to set. Closed flowers are quite hard to notice because of >>>>>> their dull color. >>>>>> - Tabish >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 26, 12:17 pm, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Nice pictures Gurcharan ji. Not sure about the medicinal properties >>>>>> of this >>>>>> > type as blue flowered Anagallis is very common in crop fields >>>>>> specially in >>>>>> > winter season crops in my region. Anagallis is known as Poor man's >>>>>> (or >>>>>> > farmer's) weather clock as its flowers close before bad weather. >>>>>> Again I am >>>>>> > not sure whether your Anagallis is also having same property or not? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > While walk in forest when we get injury from Tribulus or >>>>>> Asteracantha spines >>>>>> > the Healers use local herbs whereas I prefer use of Anagallis as >>>>>> > Homoeo-drug. It acts in miraculous way. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Anagallis arvensis possess benefical Allelopathic properties. I >>>>>> tried it on >>>>>> > different medicinal and aromatic crops, at first in lab and then in >>>>>> fields, >>>>>> > and now my farmers are using it. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Accprding to weed researchers it is a curse but for the farmers >>>>>> aware of its >>>>>> > healing properties it is boon. This is the reason in general they >>>>>> ignore >>>>>> > research recommnedations specially in the field of weed management. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > regards >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Pankaj Oudhia >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > Have seen a lot of blue flowered Anagallis (Anagallis arvensis >>>>>> ssp. >>>>>> > > foemina) in Delhi, usually growing at altitudes below 1500 m or >>>>>> so, but was >>>>>> > > lucky to find both subspecies in Kashmir. This one is A. arvensis >>>>>> ssp. >>>>>> > > arvensis with orange-red flowers fairly common in Kashmir in the >>>>>> valley >>>>>> > > (1600 m and above), photographed in June 26, 2010 from Srinagar. >>>>>> > > -- >>>>>> > > 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>>> <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
