Thank you Harilalji Regards Bhagyashri On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:05 AM, hari lal <taxo....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Parthenium hysterophorus asteraceae family local name gajar ghas nice phot > graph > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM, ushadi Micromini < > microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ha ha... Tanay, >> >> They do a good job of advertising for themselves right now.. Calcutta >> parks are replete with them.. where there is an ounce of dead organic >> material fungi of all kinds have taken over and their spores are causing a >> lot cough and sinusitis .... >> >> >> are you studying fungii? >> >> what area of fungii? >> >> Usha di >> = >> >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Usha Di. >>> I am advertising for Fungi!! :) >>> Tanay >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:52 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Tanay babuji: bhalo bolechho... to all who want to learn about it.. >>>> nice to have it at our fingertips... now ... >>>> >>>> but of course we studied it in First year of Med school till 3rd year as >>>> theory in Calcutta... and then periodically thru the clinical years... as >>>> practicals... >>>> >>>> Thank you... >>>> >>>> Usha di >>>> === >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> This link for all the people who wants to know more about >>>>> how ergot came to the attention of human civilization. >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism >>>>> Tanay >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> @Ushadi I agree such an important thing to find out esp about >>>>>> miscarriage statistics but as you rightly said the Government does >>>>>> nothing . >>>>>> And yes you have so much knowledge and so much in details I wonder how >>>>>> you >>>>>> remember so many details. Hats off to you!! >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Bhagyashri >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:11 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> yes Madhuri, is n't childhood memory marvelous... >>>>>>> its wonderful the way a child remembers stuff..... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WHeat could be mixed in with the weeds seeds and simultaneously be >>>>>>> infected with ergot fungus... >>>>>>> there are many episodes of ergot poisoning in europe when the entire >>>>>>> section of population ate ergot infected rye bread.. rye is a type of >>>>>>> wheat >>>>>>> in europe..... >>>>>>> so your neighbor of childhood may have it right that there was >>>>>>> congress grass seeds and ergot... both.. could be... >>>>>>> I wonder if anybody has looked into whether indians around that time >>>>>>> had a higher incidence of leaky valve syndromes or other vascular >>>>>>> disorders >>>>>>> out of proportion HIGH incidence or miscarriages or other vascular >>>>>>> events, >>>>>>> incidences of which have since subsided ... since the infected wheat >>>>>>> is no >>>>>>> longer consumed... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> we in India have the some of the strongest statisticians but the >>>>>>> govt never looks into these kinds a data... I have not seen any >>>>>>> papers >>>>>>> related to wheat weed problems affecting heart or causing higher >>>>>>> numbers of >>>>>>> miscarriages/abortions.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Usha di >>>>>>> ====== >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> @Ushadi Thank you >>>>>>>> I will tell you why I said ?ergot. As a child when Emergency was >>>>>>>> declared wheat available in the market was mixed with some other seed >>>>>>>> which >>>>>>>> I was told by someone that it is Congress grass seed and is called >>>>>>>> Ergot bi. >>>>>>>> I had those memories and so just wanted to confirm >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Bhagyashri >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Ushadi micromini < >>>>>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bhagyashri: NOT ergot... >>>>>>>>> ergot is what paratizies winter wheat/rye... and some other >>>>>>>>> grasses...... and from which ergotamine/methergin the uterine >>>>>>>>> contaction medicine is derived... and Cafergot was being used when >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> was an intern for migraine...now I dont know, stronger painkillers >>>>>>>>> seem to have replaced vasoactive substances. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We worry more about toxicity of ergot than the therapeutic >>>>>>>>> benefits.... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> wiki has nice short essay with details and pictures ... at URL: >>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot >>>>>>>>> our old pharmacology texts used to show, as did the biochemistry >>>>>>>>> texts... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> happy reading >>>>>>>>> usha di >>>>>>>>> ==== >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sep 24, 1:43 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > Thank you Balkarji >>>>>>>>> > Regards >>>>>>>>> > Bhagyashri >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Balkar Arya < >>>>>>>>> balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > > Parthenium hysterophorus >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Madhuri Raut < >>>>>>>>> itii...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Request for identification >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Date/Time-Sep 2011 >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Wild >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Height/Length- 10 cms approx >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-Green >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- pretty white flowers >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- ?white seeds >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> I think this is called Congress grass ? ?ergot >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Regards >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >> Bhagyashri >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > > -- >>>>>>>>> > > Regards >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > > Dr Balkar Singh >>>>>>>>> > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>>>>>> > > Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>>>>>> > > Haryana-132103 >>>>>>>>> > > 09416262964 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>>> Vancouver, B.C. 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