I don't think the silk cotton of Calotropis gigantea or C. procera are widely used for making pillows instead the silk cotton of Bombax ceiba and B. malabarica and off course Gossypium hirutum and other species of Gossypium are frequently used for making piloows and cushins. Yes medicinal values of Calotropis gigantea or C. procera are much talked about and these plants are used by villagers as medicinal plats.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Dineshji and Satishji, > My question is still, what is used in pillows "sewari cha kapus" or "rui > cha kapus"? > There was a comment from Anand ji, that the Kapus ( Calotropis gigantea* > (Asclepiadaceae family*).) is used in Pillows, > on that I asked if it is shevari, etc.etc. How my query came up is > documented in this thread. > > Would be nice, if someone can clarify, with the sc. names of sewari and > rui, perhaps with fotos, > and if possible, why this kapus is used in pillows. Hope I am not troubling > too much. > > TIA > Nalini > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > *To:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Na Bha <[email protected]> ; Anand Kumar > Bhatt<[email protected]>; Satish > Chile <[email protected]> ; PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> ; > indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:66935] Sharing.. Beauty of seed dispersion > Stages 09042011 PJ1 > > Nalini ji's query of "sewari cha kapus" may have sprung up looking at the > posted "rui cha kapus". > Regards. > > > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I doubt about this silk cotton for pillows. *Sewaricha* means that from >> SAWAR or true silk cotton either *Ceiba pentandra* or *Bombax ceiba* >> >> >> On 11 April 2011 15:27, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> In that case i think, it has some medicinal value. I remember, my >>> grandmother had a pillow with Shevari. I don't remember any more, what is >>> the effect of this pillow. >>> perhaps someone knows more. >>> Thanks Dinesh ji and others >>> Nalini >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> *To:* Na Bha <[email protected]> >>> *Cc:* Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> ; Satish >>> Chile<[email protected]>; PUTTARAJU >>> K <[email protected]> ; indiantreepix<[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 11:32 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:66930] Sharing.. Beauty of seed dispersion >>> Stages 09042011 PJ1 >>> >>> ... indeed yes, Nalini ji. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> when reading "silk cotton, and often used in pillows" a question came >>>> to my mind.Is it the same as Shevari (Marathi)? >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* Satish Chile <[email protected]> >>>> *Cc:* Na Bha <[email protected]> ; PUTTARAJU >>>> K<[email protected]>; >>>> indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 8:07 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:66907] Sharing.. Beauty of seed >>>> dispersion Stages 09042011 PJ1 >>>> >>>> The floater for the seed is as soft as silk cotton, and often used in >>>> pillows. >>>> ak >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Satish Chile >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Very admirable. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 2:06 AM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> amazing fotos, thanks for sharing. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> *From:* PUTTARAJU K <[email protected]> >>>>>> *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> >>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:24 PM >>>>>> *Subject:* [efloraofindia:66800] Sharing.. Beauty of seed dispersion >>>>>> Stages 09042011 PJ1 >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear All, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Pl find attached Riped Calotropis gigantea* (Asclepiadaceae >>>>>> family*).Photographed by me during August 2009 in Kaiga. (Ready for >>>>>> dispersion stage 1,2,3,4&5) . It's bark & root are used as medicine >>>>>> for dysentry, its tincture of leaves are used for curing fever, it's >>>>>> latex >>>>>> which is highly poisonous is used as purgative. Also when thorn entered >>>>>> to >>>>>> foot after removing the thorn its milk applied to reduce the pain. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With Regards, >>>>>> PUTTARAJU K, >>>>>> SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, >>>>>> KAIGA ATOMIC POWER PLANT, >>>>>> POST-KAIGA, U.K.DISTRICT, >>>>>> KARNATAKA -581400 >>>>>> MOB : 9448999150 >>>>>> EMAIL : [email protected] >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 15 March 2011.) >>>> And the photo site: >>>> www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ >>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/>(NEW PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON >>>> 11 March 2011.) >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, >>>> Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- Dr. Satish Kumar Chile
