Dear sir, Semecarpus anacardium is one of the main drugs in the ayurvedic medicinal system! The sanskrit name for the drug is BHALLATHAKA, and also carries the synonymn ARUSHKARA. It is an anticancerous drug and can also work against good in the case of leukoderma. It also pocess both vachikarana and rasayana properties!
On 7/27/10, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Warm welcome Rakeshji, > The Gaer name is of Kannada origin. The collection location is closer to > Karnataka, specially along Biligiri Rangan Temple WLS > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Rakesh Biswas > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Muthu Ji, >> >> This was a real learning experience for me on its edibility. Google >> searching till now couldn't provide me the information on what it would be >> like to actually eat and taste it. >> >> But now the same query for some one else can be answered throgh google via >> efloraindia/indiantreepix. >> >> :-) >> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Name: Semecarpus anacardium L. >>> Family: Anacardiaceae >>> Location: Sathyamangalam Forest Division >>> Date: 12 Nov 2008 >>> Tamil name: Seraangottai, Saenkottai, Ghaer >>> >>> Edibility: I relished this fresh ripe sweet (false) fruit; local people >>> consume the fully ripen fruits >>> >>> The acidic nature of this fruit is used for healing wounds, (mostly >>> inflammatory) locally at Sathyamangalam forest division. >>> -- >>> Muthu Karthick, N >>> Junior Research Fellow >>> Care Earth Trust >>> Chennai - 61 >>> www.careearthtrust.org >>> >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org >
