MY QUESTION: ARE THERE INDIAN ORIGIN PAPERS ABOUT the GENETICS of CALAMUS or VACHA used in Ayurvedic medicine ???
IF anyone knows, could you please share the CITATIONS WITH THE GROUP and ME? Thanks... Usha di On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great News Usha Ji Thanks for informing > > 2011/8/3 Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > >> >> Calamus derived herbal products were banned in USA as far back as >> 1968.... >> >> because of purported carcinogenicity... apparently there are genetic >> variations ... >> >> I quote from Wikipedia: ( do not know whao wrote this wiki article >> though) >> >> Start Quote: " Regulation: Products derived from Acorus calamus >> were banned in 1968 as food additives by the United States Food and >> Drug Administration.[1]The questionable chemical derived from the >> plant was β-asarone. Confusion exists whether all strains of Acorus >> Calamus contain this substance. >> >> Four varieties of Acorus calamus strains exist in nature; diploid, >> triploid, tetraploid and hexaploid. [2] Diploids do not produce the >> carcinogenic β-asarone. Diploids are known to grow naturally in >> Eastern Asia (Mongolia and C Siberia) and North America. The triploid >> cytotype probably originated in the Himalayan region, as a hybrid >> between the diploid and tetraploid cytotypes. [3] The North American >> Calamus is known as Acorus Calamus var. Americanus or more recently as >> simply Acorus Americanus. Like the diploid strains of calamus in parts >> of the Himalayas, Mongolia, and C Siberia, the North American diploid >> strain does not contain the carcinogenic β-asarone.[4][5][6] Research >> has consistently demonstrated that "β-asarone was not detectable in >> the North American spontaneous diploid Acorus [Calamus var. >> Americanus]".[7] " end quote >> >> the quote is from URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorus >> and that's where the references listed in the quotes are... >> MY QUESTION: >> >> ARE THERE INDIAN ORIGIN PAPERS ABOUT the GENETICS of CALAMUS or VACHA >> used in Ayurvedic medicine ??? >> >> IF anyone knows, could you please share the CITATIONS WITH THE GROUP >> and ME? >> Thanks... >> >> Usha di >> ============ >> >> >> On Aug 2, 9:48 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Here are mine from Herbal garden samalkha Panipat >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:46 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > Thanks Vijaya Ji for the information!!! >> > > Tanay >> > >> > > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:42 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >> vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > >> > >> Ya Tanay, both rhizomes as well as leaves are aromatic. As you know >> it has >> > >> got high reputation as a medicinal plant too, used for various >> stomach >> > >> ailments in children traditionally. Every household will have this >> precious >> > >> plant (rhizome) for emergency use. >> > >> > >> With regards >> > >> > >> R. Vijayasankar >> > >> > >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:47 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> > >>> Dear Vijayasankar ji , >> > >>> I hope this is the plant which has high amount of *Beta-asarone* >> which >> > >>> give its rhizome and leave scented. >> > >>> Tanay >> > >> > >>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:52 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >> > >>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >>>> *Acorus calamus*, from Manipur. >> > >> > >>>> With regards >> > >> > >>>> Vijayasankar >> > >> > >>>> -- >> > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >> > >>>> To post to this group, send email to >> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > >>>> For more options, visit this group at >> > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> Tanay Bose >> > >>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> > >>> 9830439691(Mobile) >> > >>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >> > >> > > -- >> > > Tanay Bose >> > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> > > 9830439691(Mobile) >> > > 9674221362 (Mobile) >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "efloraofindia" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 >> > >> > Acorus calamus (1).JPG >> > 275KViewDownload >> > >> > Acorus calamus (2).JPG >> > 252KViewDownload > > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
