In any case we should prefer one plant in one mail and with a proper subject line for our database. Best wishes. Pankaj
On Sep 30, 6:49 am, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is *Vitex negundo *var. *purpurescens*, called as 'Karu nochi' கரு நொச்சி > or 'Oodha nochi' ஊதா நொச்சி in Tamil. > The name 'karu nochi' (a mythical plant) is one of the most popular 'miracle > herbs' in Siddha, if I am right. Karu nochi is said to be used to convert > iron into gold through some unique processes, as written in an old palm-leaf > script. And there has been a mad rush in search of this much sought-after > plant. There are some smart guys who (mis)used this madness of aspirants and > made money by selling this Vitex as 'Karu nochi'. I was told that a single > leaf of the 'so-called' karu nochi was sold for Rs. 3000 at Kolli hills of > TN. > > So far I haven't heard anyone succeeded in making gold from iron ;) But, the > search is still on, I guess. > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Prudvi Raj <prudviraj.sa...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > check out the link of vitex negundo black.. I shall post a new topic with > > better photos with my D90 later... > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/8384193@N05/
