Please see this link for (socalled) Dactylorhiza rhizome available in Mela. Sindoor is applied on such plant parts for many reasons including to hide its real identity.
http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=69917 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks a lot for the information sir!! > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks for this valuable information Thousands of Hata Jadi are present > in > > cash lockers of rich Indians due to (Blind) faith that it will increase > > their wealth without any effort. Its collection is banned but still it is > > available easily with Tantriks. May be they are using another similar > > looking rhizomes. What are they? Any idea. > > > > Through Andh Sharaddha Nirmulan Samitee in Chhattisgarh we are awaring > > common people to avoid using such herbs and help in conservation of rare > > species. > > > > As herb vendors from Himalayas are coming since generations to > Chhattisgarh, > > the Healers have much knowledge about Himalayan herbs. > > > > The use of Dacytlorhiza as Aphrodisiac is also creating problem. Our > > population has reached to crores but still we are eager to use such > herbs. > > Many E-books are available through my homepage but there is never ending > > demand of E-book on Extra-ordinary sexual performances. :) > > > > By the way your explaination about Dactly reminds be of Dactyloctenium > > grass. > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D.Don) Soó, Nom. Nov. Gen. Dactylorhiza: 4 > (1962). > >> Syn: Orchis hatagirea D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 23 (1825). > >> > >> Family: Orchidaceae > >> Location: Valley of Flowers National Park, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve > >> Distribution: Mongolia to China - China, Mongolia, Eastern Himalaya, > >> Nepal, Pakistan, Western Himalaya > >> > >> Note: The name Dactylorhiza is derived from dactyl like rhizome, > >> refering to the finger like tubers of this plant. the species epithet, > >> hatagirea refers to HATTA JADI, refering to hand like jadi or the > >> root. So basically, generic and species epithet means the same thing, > >> just the origin is different. This is a highly medicinal plant.. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *********************************************** > >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > >> > >> > >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >> Research Associate > >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > >> Department of Habitat Ecology > >> Wildlife Institute of India > >> Post Box # 18 > >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
