yes the diagnosis and its bengali name is PUI saag there is a red variety that ayurved thinks breaks down kidney stones...
but the musilage and some CHO of this plant stem slime-y material leads to a lot of intestinal gas and stomach ache in some people ( a lot of people actually) ... so be careful in eating...curries mainly made from the stems... leaves are mostly water so almost disappear during cooking into a green blob..??? usha di === On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Janani Eswar, Anil Rajbhar and Siddharthan S for the Id. Found > its name in Marathi on the net as > > Marathi: Mayalu (*मायाळू)* > > ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basella_alba > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Sid <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Looks like Basella alba >> >> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Bhagyashri <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> Nov 2012 >>> requesting identification of this potted plant at a private society at >>> Pune. long branches with pink buds and black berry like fruits. could >>> hardly see any open flowers >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > Bhagyashri > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
