There are plants with two different kinds of seeds: brown and large and black with white spots, seeds smaller. Any distinction in scientific names? ak
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:53 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I know that castor oil is also used as an laxative > Tanay > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Tanay Ji, In Ayurveda Ricinus communis is very important drug >> effective in Vata disorders. We can use leaves, Roots of this plant. >> We called it as Erandmoola. Erand Taila or Castor oil is extracted >> from the seeds. Seeds in higher dose may give poisonous effect. >> Regards, >> Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. >> >> On Oct 21, 7:42 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Ricinus communis a weed in bengal but commercially important plant >> castor >> > oil is extracted from this plant. >> > Tanay >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Yes, very common in Delhi >> > >> > > -- >> > > 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/ >> > >> > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:40 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> Ricinus communis. >> > >> Panka >> > >> > >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:34 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Dear friends, >> > >> > Sending photo of Castor oil plant with flowers and fruits. >> > >> > Place : Dombivli (East) >> > >> > Date : 10.10.10 >> > >> > Habitat : Wild >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Mani. >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> *********************************************** >> > >> "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 >> > >> > -- >> > *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 (Mobile) >> > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> > [email protected] Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> > > > > -- > *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 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > > -- 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 (A NEW BLOG HAS BEEN ADDED ON 3 SEPT 2010.) 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!

