Vijay ji, after heavy physical exertion in order to get new vigor this orchid is used externally by local people of your area. You can also ask old TBAs of your area about its use in post natal care.
As Dr.Raman said we must wait for the King for authentic comment. ;) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Dr.Vijay, Welcome to the efloraofindia group. > The picture is very beautiful, so it tempted me to find name of it. > I think it is a *Papilionanthe *species, most probably* P. teres*. > But please wait for a while, you will get authentic id from our orchid > experts! > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Vijay Anand Ismavel < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is my first post to this group. I am a pediatric surgeon in a remote >> rural area in Karimganj District of Assam. I am a complete novice regarding >> flora and am interested in learning. I have been more interested in birds. >> >> This is the most common orchid in our campus. >> >> Location: Makunda Christian Hosptial campus, Karimganj District, Assam >> >> Date: 18th April 2011 >> >> Equipment: Nikon D300s with Sigma 150-500mm OS lens >> > >
