Thanks Usha di your justification is quite reasonable Tanay On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:36 PM, ushadi Micromini < [email protected]> wrote:
> Tanay > > we were told , > in Bangla.. :nana rokom rog hoy, tai..khaben na" ... > translation... many diesaes occur doe to water born pathogens... so do not > eat.. > > we have seen ascaris eggs attached to the stem and mosquito eggs... asla > we did not photograph them in those days... > > Another admonition given in the erthnobotany class was: " tatka tule > khaben" translation... eat only freshly plucked saag... > > Hope this helps. > > Usha di > ====== > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Usha Di. >> I have heard many people including my mom saying that we >> should not eat this plant during monsoon I am curious to know >> the reason for it. >> Thanks >> Tanay >> >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Ushadi micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, we eat the greens as veggie in Bengal... >>> called Kalami saag ... not to be eaten during monsoon.... >>> >>> also used for increasing mothers milk postpartum, >>> supposed to have anti-viral preoperties towards vacciniea >>> helps detox from arsenic and opium toxicity etc etc >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> ====== >>> On Sep 14, 5:37 am, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Dear All >>> > Ipomoea aquatica from Village Lohari Panipat >>> > growing wildly in roadside ditches >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Regards >>> > >>> > Dr Balkar Singh >>> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> > Arya P G College, Panipat >>> > Haryana-132103 >>> > 09416262964 >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (1).JPG >>> > 138KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (2).JPG >>> > 371KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (3).JPG >>> > 116KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (4).JPG >>> > 126KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (5).JPG >>> > 121KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (6).JPG >>> > 166KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (7).JPG >>> > 293KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (8).JPG >>> > 231KViewDownload >>> > >>> > Ipomoea aquatica (9).JPG >>> > 173KViewDownload >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> [email protected] >> *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
