Our guide from Herbal Garden Chakrata (Balkar ji knows his name) told us that if you take a twig of Artemisia roxburghiana (it is very common there) and rub it around your legs, leeches won't come. We never tried though, better avoided them.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I am sorry. I actually wanted to write insect or leeches but spelling > error occurred there :) > My tick from the dry hot doon valley must be enjoying cool temperate > weather of chakrata now :)) > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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) > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "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) >
