Yes Nayan ji it is You wouldn't have missed the oregano fragrance if had visited the area in August-September when it reaches fruiting stage.
-- 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 Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Nayan Singh <ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in>wrote: > Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, > Recently I visited, some area in higher altitude of Uttarakhand Himalaya, > took some pics, I think my this pic is your Origanum vulgare. Please confirm > or id otherwise. > thanks & regards > Nayan. > ........................ > N.S.Dungriyal IFS > Chief Conservator of Forests > and Field Director > Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad > M.P. > 09424792100 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com> > *To:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Mon, 16 August, 2010 11:29:46 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:44476] Origanum vulgare from Kashmir > > Thanks Gurcharan ji for nice pictures. In Homoeopathy it is valuable > medicine. It is one of the rare drugs which helps young boys to get rid from > habit of masturbation and specially helpful in treatment of bad consequences > of its excess. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Origanum vulgare L. from Kashmir, very common on dry mountain slopes, >> photographed from Mohra near Uri on June 24, 2010. >> >> Common names >> English: Oregano, Wild marjoran >> Hindi: Sathra >> Tel: Mridumaruvamu >> Kan: Maruga >> Punjab: Mirzanjosh >> >> Used for flavouring in the same way as Marjoram; also veged as vegetable. >> Also yields Origanum oil used in medicine, as also in cosmetics and soaps. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> > >
