Many many thanks Vijayasankar ji for the more common names in Tamil. Many thanks Gurcharan ji for pila dhatura.
Following in my notes: *commonly known as*: Mexcian prickly poppy • *Bengali*: barashil-kantal • * Hindi*: सत्यानाशी satyanashi • *Kannada*: ದತ್ತೂರಿ ಗಿಡ್ಡ datturi gidda, ಗೊಳಗೊಳಿಕೆ golagolike • *Konkani*: फिरंगी धुतरो phirangi dhutro • *Malayalam*: ponnummattu • *Marathi*: फिरंगी धोतरा phirangi dhotra • *Sanskrit*: कनकक्षीरी kanakkshiri, काञ्चनक्षीरी kanchankshiri, क्षीरिणी kshirini, स्वर्णक्षीरी swarnakshiri • *Tamil*: குடியோட்டி kudiyotti • *Telugu*: బ్రహ్మదండి brahmadandi Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Vijayashankar ji for sharing important information. > > It is really surprising that the dropsy caused by Argemone seed oil is > successfully treated with the help of other plant parts of Argemone itself. > I have reported this unique Traditional Knowledge. > > Seeds are poisonous but used as traditional medicine as such and also > after purification by the Healers. Argemone plant parts are used in > hundreds of Formulations in Traditional Healing and most of these > Formulations are still waiting for proper documentation. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The most commonly used Tamil names for *Argemone mexicana* are: பிரம்ம >> தண்டு ‘Birammha thandu' and நாய் கடுகு 'Nai kadugu’ >> I think the seeds are poinonous (?) and can easily be confused with >> mustard. >> Traditional healers in Tiruvannamalai district (Tamil Nadu) use the seeds >> for treating blackened skins near eyes in some just-delivered women, to >> regain the normal skin colour. >> They also use the petal-juice for the treatment of any eye infection or >> injury. >> (Disclaimer: This is just for information, and not to use without >> consulting expert healers/doctors). >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks Pankaj ji for information >>> Here are more names from Useful Plants of India (CSIR). >>> >>> Sans. & Tel: Bramhadandi >>> Hindi: Bharband >>> Beng: Siyal kanta >>> Tam: Kudiyoetti >>> Kan: Datturi >>> Mal: Ponnummattam >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Pankaj Oudhia >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Gurcharan ji. It seems that you missed to quote the source of >>>> above mentioned information. It is >>>> >>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200009118 >>>> >>>> Please note that Bhat Katia is wrongly mentioned in that link. >>>> Bhatkatiya or Bhat Katia is Hindi name for Solanum xanthocarpum. Argemone >>>> is known as Satyanashi in general. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Argemone mexicana, family Papaveraceae >>>>> >>>>> local names: Pila dhatura, Bhat katia >>>>> English names: Pickly poppy >>>>> >>>>> Plant of West Indies and Mexico now naturalized in many parts of world. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:21 PM, vikram jit singh < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Mr Garg, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this >>>>>> wild flower i photographed in the foothills of chandigarh, ie the Lower >>>>>> Shiwaliks. . >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing about these flowers in the newspaper and would require >>>>>> your expertise. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Vikram Jit Singh. >>>>>> >>>>>> 9814019356 >>>>>> >>>>>> 215 Sector 19 >>>>>> >>>>>> Chandigarh. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Columnist and writer for >>>>>> >>>>>> *The Times of India* >>>>>> * >>>>>> * >>>>>> Columnist for* >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> *The Dainik Bhaskar* >>>>>> * >>>>>> * >>>>>> *The Hindustan Times.* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
