Yes Dinesh. I perhaps wrote Madacascar in error. It is Mauritius. It is described in Hooker's Flora of British India, and Flora of Java. Strange we have few local names. Useful Plants of India by CSIR does not list it, may be medicinal importance is recent attention. I have simultaneously posted this on Bodhi group also. Let us wait for inputs from them also.
-- 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 Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > ... but it is least discussed on internet (my perception when attempted to > compile information about 1 - 2 years ago). > Many thanks for sharing the sight, Gurcharan ji. > > Remember discussing with Tabish about it belonging to India, because -- > then could fetch name only in one Indian language: Bengali. > > ... commonly known as: hop-headed barleria, hophead, hophead Philippine > violet, porcupine flower, snake bush • Bengali: বিসল্যকরনী vishalyakarani > > Regards. > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Barleria lupulina Lindl. from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh New Delhi. >> English Name Hophead, Philippine violet; Bengali: Vishellakarani. A popular >> medicinal plant distributed in Madagascar and mountains of Southern and >> Western India. Studies suggest that the methanol extract of aerial parts >> of *Barleria lupulina* Lindl. has a protective effect against >> experimental gastric and duodenal ulcers. >> >> More local names are sought from members. >> >> >> -- >> 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/> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
