Nidhan ji Perhaps these photographs should provide answer
http://www.indiamart.com/neerajtraders/ayurvedic-herbal-products.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5142919030/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martynia_annua_MS4207.JPG It looks like two hands together. Common English names are: devil's claw, iceplant, small-fruit devil's claw, tiger's-claw There is some interesting information given by Dr. Dilip Banerjee at http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/vedic-astrology-jyotisha/301368-abhimantrit-hatha-jodi.html The information about its food value can be found here http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/2008-06-01/Grow-Martynias-Recipes.aspx -- 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://www.indiamart.com/neerajtraders/ayurvedic-herbal-products.html> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Dr. Gurcharan Ji, Tanay Ji, Aarti Ji and Vijaya Ji, > Dr. Singh might be knowing why this is called hath-jori. I request you > sir, if you can share something regarding this. > Regards, > -- > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 >