Dear Pankaj ji A small correction. Leech is an analid, cousin of earthworm. My experience for ticks is similar to yours. Once I had 42 tick bites I Phansad. All with red thick patches, burning for weeks. Latter also if some surface used to get rubbed on those patches, it use to itch burn horribly. Surprisingly no friend of mine. Along with me had tick bite. Once I carried a tick with me from Thiruvanantpurum till Thane along with me in train journey and was on me for further one day. Its preserved in lab now. Hahahah Madhuri Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message----- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:14:59 To: H S<[email protected]> Cc: Dinesh Valke<[email protected]>; Yazdy Palia<[email protected]>; hari lal<[email protected]>; mani nair<[email protected]>; Gurcharan Singh<[email protected]>; Madhuri Raut<[email protected]>; Satish Phadke<[email protected]>; efloraofindia<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:89106] Re: Withania somnifera from Pune The reaction differs from person to person. I never had anything after leech bite. But one I got tick on my waist but I thought it was a pimple. The tick from Rajaji was later released near tiger fall in Chakrata, when one of my friend said that its a tick. I had been carryign it for three days and after releasing I had fever for two days. One of my friend in sikkim gets blisters and the flesh around the leech bites dissolves. So if you are not aware of the side affects of the insect of leech on your body then please keep your body covered. Tobacco leave in water can be used to repel leeches. No idea about ticks. KEEP YOUR BODY PROPERLY COVERED FOR BOTH during field works. You may also put cotton buds in your ears if you are going in leech sure area. These will certainly help. Pankaj On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > atleast i get very bad time after leach bite, wound takes almost a 2-3 month > to recover from the bite,, > > regards, > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Just as people of Mumbai, Thane are used to mosquitoes !! >> This could be in many other places of our country. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> H. S. Ji, I was referring to the worries of some of us who have faced >>> leach bites during their trips in leach infested areas. >>> I live on my coffee farm in Wayanad and have been bitten by leaches >>> almost daily. After some time one finds out that you do not lose much >>> being bitten by them. >>> Regards >>> Yazdy. >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:27 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Yazdy ji, i am not getting your sentence link... >>> > >>> > please help >>> > >>> > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> We face leaches daily during the monsoon and pay no attention at all. >>> >> It sucks the blood and drops off by itself. Sometimes 5 to 6 every >>> >> day. It does not cause any harm except a little loss of blood. >>> >> Regards >>> >> Yazdy. >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM, hari lal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > interisting thanks all >>> >> > >>> >> > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 4:09 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Interesting facts on Ashwagandha - Those who want to decrease >>> >> >> weight - >>> >> >> eat >>> >> >> the leaves and those who want to increase weight - take the powder >>> >> >> made >>> >> >> from >>> >> >> its roots. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Regards, >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Mani Nair >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > -- >>> >> > HARI SHANKAR LAL >>> >> > AT-SHIV KUTIR >>> >> > PO-BARA BAZAR >>> >> > DIST-HAZARIBAG >>> >> > PIN-825301 >>> >> > JHARKHAND,INDIA >>> >> > MOBILE-9431530563 >>> >> > [email protected] >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > - H.S. >>> > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart >>> > of >>> > stone >>> > >>> > >> > > > > -- > - H.S. > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
