You are right. Blephar means Eyelids. Blepharitis is the inflammation of eye lid follicles and Blepharis asperrima is used for Blepharitis. (Doctrine of signatures)
regards Pankaj Oudhia On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Thats Alfred for the id. I was thinking what does Cynarospermum could > possibly mean? > Cynarium says "remedy for eye trouble". May be the seeds are used in > some eye troubles? > Any idea? > Pankaj > > > > > > On Dec 8, 2:29 pm, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cynarospermum asperrimum (Nees) Volles. (Syn. Blepharis asperrima) > Family: > > Acanthaceae (Dikna in Marathi) > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Shobha Halwe-Chavda <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Request for ID – 081211SC2 > > > > > Dear Friends > > > > > Posting a photo for Id of flower > > > > > Date / Time – 02.12.2011 / 11.01 am. > > > > > Location – Place – Bondala Wildlife Sanctuary,Goa > > > > > Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Wild > > > Regards, > > > > > Shobha > > > > -- > > - H.S. > > > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart > of > > stone >
