Kannada : Vishnu kanthi. Very common weed in wastelands,plenty around my house.
On Sep 19, 8:46 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Dr Phadke I liked the name in Marathi and so looked up a bit about this > > English Name - Slender Dwarf Morning-Glory. > > Sanskrit - harikranthijam, vishnudayitham, neelapushpi. > > hindi - vishnukrantha,shankapushpi > > Tamil - vishnukranthi > > Malayalam - vishnukranthi(വിഷ്ണുക്രാന്തി), krishnakranthi(കൃഷ്ണക്രാന്തി). > > Not that I understand Malyalam ha ha. I had heard about the name > Shankhapushpi > > and yes it has medicinal properties > *AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES > Rasa : Katu, Tikta > Guna : Rooksha, Teekshna > Virya : Ushna > MEDICINAL PROPERTIES > The plant pacifies vitiated pitta, asthma, falling and graying of hair, > general debility and memory loss. > Parts used: whole plant* > *Regards* > *Bhagyashri* > * > * > * > * > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Evolvulus alsinoides indeed. > > Vishnukrant in Marathi. > > Dr Phadke > > > On 9/19/11, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > wow I cannot stop admiring these beautiful flowers > > > Regards > > > Bhagyashri > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Giby Kuriakose > > > <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> *Evolvulus alsinoides* of Convolvulaceae family. > > > >> Regards, > > >> Giby > > > >> On 19 September 2011 14:10, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < > > >> brspa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> Pl. find the attached file contain photos id. > > > >>> Date/Time-Location- 19.09.2011, Codisia Road > > >>> Place, Altitude, GPS- Coimbatore, Near Air Port > > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban, Road side > > >>> Type-Plant Habit- Herb- > > >>> Sze- Flowers Size/ Colour- Blue > > > >>> Thanks > > > >>> B. Rathinasabapathy > > > >> -- > > >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > >> Royal Enclave, > > >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > >> Bangalore- 560064 > > >> India > > >> Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > >> visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
