Many thanks Gurcharan ji ... eager to know from other friends, its presence (distribution) across India. In Thane, was lucky to find it (only once) growing in untended area beneath a flyover. Regards.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dinesh ji > The plant is supposed to be part of Thai folklore medicine. Recently its > extracts have been tested against Herpes virus (Virucidal effects of > organic extracts of these two plants against herpes simplex virus type 2 > strain G, HSV-2 (G), the standard HSV-2 strain were noted) > > > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T8D-3XCFJ96-8&_user=10&_coverDate=11/30/1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1333795287&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=375a5c3642581cbc3e47559cbdba390e > > > -- > 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/> > > <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T8D-3XCFJ96-8&_user=10&_coverDate=11/30/1999&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1333795287&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=375a5c3642581cbc3e47559cbdba390e> > . > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> 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.