It is old Hindi saying *दाने दाने पर लिखा है खाने वाले का नाम*
regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 4:32 PM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > Yes, gartenkresse is extensively used in german, in fact european > kitchen. > My mom used to give us Aliv-Khir, when we had uneasy stomach. It is > supposed to eb a mild purgative. > > One can buy small paperboxes with small seedlings in supermarkets. One can > also buy seeds, some ten grams for one Euro. > > Let me tell you one story. When my mom visited us she was surprised to see > that we pay one euro (which is around 60 INR) for 10 gramm Aliv. Later when > she went back, she sent one Kilo Aliv through my brother-in-law, who was > visiting Hannover Fair. He was supposed to visit us, but did not manage it. > He did not have time to go to the postoffice to sent the package to me. He > tried to give it to his german colleagues, but everyone politely denied to > accept it, as noone knew, what to do with the seeds. He could not throw it > away and took it back to India. > > Regards > Nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > *To:* tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com> ; > efloraofindia<indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:52 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:43997] Lepidium sativum from Kashmir > > Tanay > Here are some uses from me: > Cooked as vegetable, also consumed as salad, used for garnishing > Leaves mild stimulant and diuretic, used in scorbutic diseases and hepatic > complaints. > Seeds galactogogue, emmenagogue, diuretic, tonic, aphrodisiac, laxative, > used in poultices for hurts and sprains > Roots used in secondary syphilis and tenesmus. > Seeds also yield a semidrying oil used for soapmaking > Mucilage from seeds known as Cress seed mucilage used as substitute for > tragacanth and gum arabic. > It allays irritation of the intestines in dysentery and diarrhoea. > > > -- > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pankaj ji can u send mr link regarding the medicinal use o this plant >> thanks in advence >> tanay >> >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Thanks Gurcharan ji for nice pictures. We are growing Lepidium sativum >>> as medicinal crop >>> commercially<http://www.google.com/webhp?tab=mw#hl=en&safe=off&q=+site:www.pankajoudhia.com+lepidium+oudhia&sa=X&ei=m-JgTLKqAYeivgO-uMDECQ&ved=0CAIQqAQwBA&fp=d80d46517a9d778e>. >>> >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Lepidium sativum from Kashmir, cultivated and often found on roadsides. >>>> Photographed on June 24, 2010 from Mohra near Uri. >>>> >>>> Local names: >>>> English: garden cress >>>> French: cresson alénois >>>> German: Gartenkresse >>>> Sans: Chandrashura >>>> Hindi: Halim, Hurf >>>> Beng: Halim, Aleveri >>>> Mar: Aliliva >>>> Guj: Asalio, Halim >>>> Tel: Adalavitulu, Adeli, Adityalu >>>> Tam: Aliverai >>>> Kan: Allibija, Kurrutige >>>> Punjab: Halim, Shargudaei, Tezak >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> Department of Botany >> University of British Columbia >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 >> >> > >
