so did you save the links of the websites? can you share? Please Usha di ===
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > No Ushadi googled info edited important info cut and paste > Regards > Bhagyashri > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> wow Bhagyashri... did you type up all this? >> >> usha di >> ===== >> >> On Sep 20, 3:23 pm, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thank you Prasadji. >> > To my surprise this too has a lot of medicinal value and it is edible >> too >> > >> > Common name: Shiny Bush, Slate pencil plant, pepper elder, rat's ear, >> shiny >> > bush, silverbush • Malayalam: Mashitandu chedi • Assamese: Pononoa • >> > Sanskrit: Toyakandha, Varshabhoo >> > >> > Parts utilized >> > >> > Leaves and stems. >> > >> > Constituents and properties >> > >> > • Considered anti-inflammatory, refrigerant, analgesic, antifungal, >> > anticancer. >> > >> > • Study yielded 5 new bioactive compounds: two secolignans, two >> > tetrahydrofuran lignans, and one highly methoxylated >> dihydronaphthalenone. >> > source >> > >> > Uses >> > >> > Nutritional >> > >> > Leaves and stems may be eaten as vegetable. >> > >> > In salads, the fresh plant has the crispness of carrot sticks and >> celery. >> > >> > Folkloric >> > >> > Infusion and decoction of leaves and stems are used for gout and >> arthritis. >> > >> > Externally, as a facial rinse for complexion problems. >> > >> > Pounded whole plant used as warm poultice for boils, pustules and >> pimples. >> > >> > In Bolivia, decoction of roots used for fever; aerial parts for wounds. >> > >> > Used for headaches, rhumatic pains, impotence. >> > >> > In Brazil, used to lower cholesterol; for treatment of abscesses, >> furuncles >> > and conjunctivitis >> > >> > New uses >> > >> > Belongs to the "preferred list" of Philippine medicinal plants, being >> > studied for its use in the treatment of arthritis and gout. >> > >> > For arthritis: Leaves and stems of the fresh plant may be eaten as >> salad. >> > Or, as an infusion, put a 20-cm plant in 2 glasses of boiling water; and >> 1/2 >> > cup of this infusion is taken morning and evening. >> > >> > Studies >> > >> > • Analgesic / Antiinflammatory: Extract study of aerial parts of PP >> tested >> > in rats and mice exhibited anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. >> > >> > • CNS Depressant Activity: Study of peperomia leaf extract showed >> > dose-dependent depressant effects probably due to psychoactive >> substances >> > that are CNS depressant. >> > >> > • Antipyretic: Study of PP leaf extract on rabbits showed antipyretic >> > effects comparable to a standard aspirin. >> > >> > • Antibacterial: Study of methanolic extract of PP exhibited a very good >> > level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Bhagyashri >> > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:25 PM, prasad dash <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I think this is *Peperomia. *Probably* P. **pellucida.* >> > >> > > Regards >> > >> > > Prasad >> > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> Request for identification >> > >> > >> Date/Time-Sep 2011 >> > >> > >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >> > >> > >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- probably wild >> > >> > >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb >> > >> > >> Height/Length- about 4 cms in height >> > >> > >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green >> > >> > >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- I do not know how to describe this whether >> what >> > >> I see as 2 long stick like inflorescence >> > >> > >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen >> > >> > >> Regards >> > >> > >> Bhagyashri >> > >> > > -- >> > > Prasad Kumar Dash >> > > Ecologist, Orissa, India >> > > email: [email protected] >> > > ph. 09437444241 > > >
