Yes Sir Our friend from Herbal Garden Chakrata Mr Katku Ram a Forest ranger, this time also helped us a lot. As the Herbal Garden and Nursery was closed now days. I make a call to him and He sent a person to help us and we got many Bryophytes from there for practical classes. He is a very knowledgeable person and very helping too. Thanks
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting experiences friends, My experience with leeches is, > not to pull them out but either squeeze the juice of a lime or salt or > tobacco juice, it will drop of by itself. Once you have removed it, > let the wound bleed, once the sputum has gone out, the bleeding stops. > If however, you stop the bleeding by applying plaster or medicine, the > itching starts after a couple of days and when you scratch, the > infection sets in. > As far as ticks go, some of them are poisonous and create an edema. > Doctors normally administer an anti allergen tablet. I get bitten with > ticks every day once the monsoon has ended and dry season starts, > sometimes 30 to 40 on each leg because of the presence of deers in the > farm. Around 5 years back I got bitten by the poisonous variety, > normally the bite of this variety does not create any itching. The > foot kept on swelling for 3 days and I went to the doctor, who > prescribed Avil and the reaction subsided, only, the next time it > attacked, the reaction was much faster, I got red patches all over my > body, the blood pressure dropped and started developing chest pain. > The third time it was worse, the fourth time the systolic dropped to > 45 and I had to be rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night. > The doctor advised me to live in a sterilized atmosphere for if it > bites me again, I will not reach the hospital. During my visit to > Mysore, I discussed it with my Homeopath and he advised me to take the > Homeopathy medicine Arsenicum Album 200 . With a few doses, I am now > immune to the bite of this poisonous tick. It has bitten me so many > times and I have no reactions of any sort. The non poisonous varieties > give intense itching and the poisonous variety does not give any > indication till the poison has spread. My findings please. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
