Great information Sweta ji. Good to see you becoming more active on the ggroup !
regards, Rashida. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > Also know as Talimkhana or Kokilaksha > > Its member of Acanthaceae plant family. > > This is an annual herb or under shrub, it grows to a height of about 60 > cms. > > Generally the plant is found on wet places. > > The stem is square and thickened at nodes and hairy. > > The bark is dark brown. T > > he leaves are elliptic-lanceolate, hispid and sessile. > > The flowers are bluish purple. > > The capsules are 1 cm. long, linear oblong, pointed glabrous, and about 8 > seeded. > > Seeds are dark brown, hairy and spherical. > > The powdered seeds with water forms a gel. > > The flowering season is September-March. > > *Usage:* > In Ayurveda the leaves, seeds and the roots are used for treatment of > rheumatism, urinary tract infection, inflammation, jaundice, hepatic > obstruction, pain, etc. > So basically, entire plant is useful. > > Regards, > Shweta > > (P.S. Was my Dissertation plant in 2002-2003) > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Dr. Chile, >> Asteracantha longifolia is a synonym of Hygrophila schulli. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Wed, 2/23/11, Satish Chile <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Satish Chile <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:63402] Request for species id, DKV 230211-1 >> To: "Neil Soares" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]>, "Dev Kumar" < >> [email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:25 PM >> >> >> Hygrophila schulli or Astercantha longifolia ? >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Neil Soares >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> This is Marsh Barbel [Hygrophila schulli] locally called Talimkhana. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Wed, 2/23/11, Dev Kumar >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Dev Kumar >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:63401] Request for species id, DKV 230211-1 >> To: "indiantreepix" >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:31 AM >> >> >> Seen growing near a stream >> >> Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile >> >> >> > > > -- > *Bhatt Shweta* > *Asso. Prof.,* > TCSC, > *Doctoral Research Student,* > M.S.U. > >
