Not sure if the name suggests habit of the plant (anchoring in stones / rocks) ... some of the plants bearing medicinal qualities of breaking the kidney stones do assume this kind of names: paashan bhedi, patthar phodi, and the like.
Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 5:10 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: > *Bergenia ciliata* (Saxifragaceae) is commonly known as Pashan Bhed. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Monday, September 2, 2013 4:26:44 PM UTC+5:30, Kapil Sama wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Anyone heard about a plant found in uttarkhand known as paashan bhedi >> (sanskrit name) meaning "rock breaker" or "through the rock". >> >> Sorry, no photographs.. >> >> Great if anyone can provide botanical name and a photo :) >> >> Regards, >> kapil >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
