Thanks for nice pictures about Kasni, most frequently used in Unani system of medicine. In my state it reached through fodder crop seeds and now present as weed. Here is Google link for my work on this herb
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=cichorium+oudhia&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=4b7feba613b2f185 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Cichorium intybus from Kashmir, growing as weed along roadsides, gardens, > cultivated fields. We used to cook young leaves as vegetable along with > Capsella, Taraxacum, etc. little knowing then that in other areas the dried > and roasted roots are used for blending coffee. Also used in homoeopathy for > liver and gall ailments. Photographed from Pampore karewas on June 20, 2010. > > Common names: > English: Chicory, Wild endive > Hindi: Kasni, Kashni > > -- > 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/> > >
