Sheji ji This species is very distinct species, much different from B. prionitis being unarmed, with soft willow like narrow leaves, and inflorescence forming a compact club like structure.
-- 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 6:43 PM, sheji <sheji...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Guruji & Dinesh ji, > In ayurveda, Barleria sps comes under the name *saireyaka*/ > *sahachara* . depenting on the flower colour 4 varieties are being > mentioned > > 1. white flower - B.cristata > 2.yellow flower - B.prionitis > 3.red flower - B.cristata > 4. blue flower - B.strigosa. > > if the plant mentioned here is among them , its a very important drug > used in ayurveda. > > > > > On May 13, 3:51 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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-3XCFJ9. > .. > > > > > -- > > > 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-3XCFJ9...> > > > . > > > > > 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 indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > . > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > >>>> . > > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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