Anand ji, in our place the milk from the leaf is used as an efficient remedy for Conjunctivitis.
Regards, Mani. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > I have separately posted a few of its photos. > In hindi, it is called Chandni, obviously because of its milk white > colour. > any idea what medical properties it has , and which parts.? It could be the > latex. > ak > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> nice flower. I have taken a photo of the variegated tagar from a nearby >> temple garden. Planted as borders very showy when in flower. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> *Ervatamia coronaria* (Jacq.) Stapf. >>> >>> Synonym: >>> >>> *Nerium* *coronarium* Jacq. >>> *Tabernaemontana* *coronaria* Wild. >>> >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks a lot for the info on the species Pankaj ji.... >>>> >>>> regards...and goodnight >>>> Shantanu :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/24/10, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for sharing. >>>>> Now this plant is known as >>>>> Ervatamia coronaria ( Jacq. ) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] >>>>> 4(1): 127 (1902). >>>>> They call it crepe jasmine, but I think the correct name should be >>>>> Grape Jasmine according to Jstor. >>>>> Highly medicinal. >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Pankaj >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > Hi friends... >>>>> > sharing with you pics of Crepe Jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) >>>>> taken >>>>> > today in my garden. >>>>> > Crepe jasmine is a beautifully shaped evergreen shrub which forms >>>>> > symmetrical 6 ft (2 m) high mounds of glossy foliage. The many >>>>> branches tend >>>>> > to grow almost parallel to the ground giving the shrub an attractive >>>>> > horizontal aspect (the species name, divaricata, means "at an obtuse >>>>> > angle"). Like many members of the Apocynaceae family, the stems of >>>>> crepe >>>>> > jasmine exude a milky latex when broken. The large shiny leaves are >>>>> deep >>>>> > green and are 6 or more inches (15 cm) in length and about 2 in (5 >>>>> cm) in >>>>> > width. Crepe jasmine blooms in spring but flowers may appear >>>>> sporadically >>>>> > all year. The waxy blossoms are white five-petaled pinwheels that are >>>>> borne >>>>> > in small clusters on the stem tips. >>>>> > This flower is called 'Togor' in Bengali. >>>>> > >>>>> > regards >>>>> > Shantanu :) >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tanay Bose >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >>> Department of Botany >>> University of British Columbia >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > (Two new blogs have been added on 3 August '10.) > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, > Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >
