Dear Group Members,
After getting permission from moderators I am initiating this new
thread on Medicinal Plants associated with Holi festival. Please share your
views and celebrate holi in this way.
We are going to discuss from decreasing population of Bombax due to Holi in
Rajasthan to use of Bhang and its antidote in Holi festival.
>From many years I am suggesting burning of obnoxious weed Parthenium
hysterophorus in Holika Dahan. Many residents are adopting this suggestion
and in this way keeping control over Parthenium population in surroundings.
Most of the Indians cities are affected by pollution as well as mosquitoes.
Plants like Blumea are present in our surroundings. Blumea is in use in
form of Herbal Cigarette in Traditional Healing since time immemorial.
Blumea leaf fumes are spread in patient’s room like Neem leaves specially
when patients suffer from respiratory diseases. Based on Blumea and Neem
like healing herbs I have prepared an herbal mixture and giving it to the
local committees free of cost in order to burn it during Holika Dahan. The
fumes help in managing mosquitoes and also good for lungs.
I was informed that in Rajasthan Bombax is closely associated with Holi and
Holika Dahan is considered incomplete without it. Due to this religious
importance Bombax population is decreasing at alarming rate. There are many
organisations working to protect Bombax.
The Traditional Healers having expertise in treatment of bone diseases
collect many herbs on the day of Holi. Vanda is one of these herbs. Parsa
Kauagodi means Vanda growing on Butea monosperma is collected once in a
year on this day. The Healers claim that on this particular day plants are
specially rich in medicinal properties. They eagerly wait for Holi for one
time collection of Vanda.
Let’s make this thread enriched with knowledge.
Regards
Pankaj Oudhia
New Topics in Medicinal Plant Database
http://www.pankajoudhia.com/mpd.pdf
