Thanks Sir ji an all for nice infos tanay On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thank you all for the nice discussion and value additions. > > Yes Sandhya ji, as you said its a very good leaf-vegetable. And the dried > fruits (while coming to usa i had brought some and using now and then!) are > used to prepare 'kaara kuzhambu' or 'vaththa kuzhambu', a slightly bitterly > delicious. > > Thanks Jency ji for sharing your valuable experience. Yes our traditional > medicinal formulations are again and again proved effective. We are > fortunate to have such a great wealth. > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Tanay >> In our chilhood ripe fruits of this were our most sought after fruit in >> wild. Tasting like a sharper tomato, more sweet. We called it Kachmach. >> >> -- >> 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 Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Jency Samuel >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> 'Manathakkaali' in Tamil as well. Sandhya is right. Dried fruits fried >>> in oil or ghee cure ulcers. But I find the juice extract from the leaves >>> work better in curing mouth and stomach ulcers. Raw leaves are ground with >>> water and the extract is taken orally on an empty stomach. (But I have taken >>> it at other times as well and I feel the result is the same) After one >>> intake itself there will be a remarkable difference. Some people take the >>> extract with coconut milk. >>> >>> --- On *Wed, 5/1/11, harithasandhya <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: harithasandhya <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:59284] Re: Fruits & Vegetables Week: RVS-9 >>> To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "tanay bose" <[email protected]>, "Vijayasankar" < >>> [email protected]> >>> Date: Wednesday, 5 January, 2011, 8:41 AM >>> >>> >>> 'Manattakkali' in Malayalam. A delicious leafy vegetable. >>> >>> The fruits can be dipped in curds and salt and then sundried. This >>> will keep for long time and the sundried fruits can be fried in oil >>> and used as a sidedish with rice (what we call 'kondattum' in >>> Malayalam). These fried fruits are also used to make a delicious curry >>> with tamarind ('rasam'). >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sandhya >>> >>> On Jan 5, 10:46 am, tanay bose >>> <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> > This is completely new info for me I didn't knew we could eat S nigrum >>> > Tanay >>> > >>> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Vijayasankar >>> > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >>> >wrote: >>> > >>> > > Solanum nigrum, from Sirumalai hills, TN. >>> > > Ripe fruits edible and the leaves and unripe fruits used as >>> vegetable. >>> > > Regards >>> > >>> > > ---------------------------------------------------- >>> > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>> > > Post Doctoral Research Associate >>> > > National Center for Natural Products Research >>> > > Thad Cochran Research Center >>> > > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>> > > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>> > >>> > -- >>> > *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) >>> > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- *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) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
