Dear Pankaj Ji, Very well said and explain throughly, I will always make a point to consider your words while posting. Regards Tanay On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks for additional information. > > I feel that one must add the source of such information while mentioning > it. Source of this material is > > http://www.divinewellness.com/ayurveda-Article/231/borassus-flabellifer.htm > > > When this information will go in Eflora India database as reference the > readers can get clear impression that which matter is originally contributed > by the members and which matter is taken from web. > > Repetition of same material in web is unnecessarily creating extra load. > Google is engaged in clearing it. In Google Knol they clearly mention that > whether contributed material is original or present in web somewhere. I have > read that there is plan to keep first reference and hide duplicates. > > Many of the materials we use like this violates copyright rules. Many > databases receive legal notices for violating rules regularly. I feel that > we must protect our database from such legal problems. Last week an official > database from Thailand deleted my article taken without quoting the source. > This article was from Ecoport. They replied that one of their contributors > has mentioned it and hence it is not their fault. But under legal frame the > database owners are equally responisible. Hence we must be careful. > > We give much emphasis on writing authority in botanical names then why we > ignore it while quoting other's academic contibutions??? > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > > On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 11:34 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks for the extra bit pof informations Vijaya ji. >> >> Tala is a palm attaining a height of about 30 m, with a black stem of >> crowned leaves at the top. Leaves are 0.9-1.5 m in diameter, palmate and fan >> shaped. Flowers unisexual, male spadix branched, female spadix simple. >> Fruits large,sub globose drupes, on the greatly enlarged perinath. >> >> *Parts used:* Root, leaves, inflorescences and fruits >> >> Ayurveda recommends Tala in hyperdipsia, burning sensation, Strangury, >> inflammation, hiccough, hyperacidity, heart burn, fever, spleen enlargement, >> liver enlargement, skin diseases, hyperdipsia, flatulence, colic, >> constipation,intestinal worms, general debility, leprosy, skin diseases, >> piles and vitiated conditions of Pitta and Vata. >> >> *Properties (Ayurveda)* >> >> Taste >> >> Sweet >> >> Quality >> >> Cool, laxative, sedative, depurative, stomachic, aphrodisiac and tonic >> >> Potency >> >> Cool >> >> After digestion effect >> >> Sweet >> >> Special action >> >> Vitiated conditions of Vata and Pitta >> >> Useful conditions >> >> Hyperdipsia, burning sensation, strangury, inflammation, >> hiccough,hyperacidity, heartburn, fever, spleen enlargement, liver >> enlargement,skin diseases, hyperdipsia, flatulence, colic, constipation, >> intestinal >> worms, general debility, leprosy, skin diseases, piles and vitiated >> conditions of Pitta and Vata >> >> *Therapeutic uses:* >> >> 1. The sugar prepared from this plant is good for cough and pulmonary >> affections. >> 2. The juice obtained from the spadix is a good laxative and useful >> for inflammatory affections, dropsy, burning sensation and gonorrhoea. >> 3. Ayurveda recommends root decoction for gastritis and hiccough. >> 4. Ashes from the flowering stalk are a known medicine for spleen >> diseases and liver enlargements. >> 5. Ayurveda recommends the bark decoction as gurgle for mouth and >> dental problems and the stem charcoal as tooth powder. >> >> >> *Tanay* >> >> >> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dinesh ji, >>> >>> According to an old Tamil literature, there are more than 800 uses >>> recorded for this multipurpose tree (Ref. Mabberley, The Plant Book). >>> >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijayasankar >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 11:13 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Nice catch of the plant ... >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Arecaceae (palm family) » *Borassus flabellifer* (syn. *Borassus >>>>> flabelliformis*) >>>>> >>>>> bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek *borassos*, referring to the date palm's >>>>> flower spike >>>>> fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing >>>>> >>>>> *commonly known as*: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great >>>>> fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy >>>>> palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ >>>>> taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ >>>>> taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: >>>>> കരിമ്പന >>>>> karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः >>>>> talah, >>>>> तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, >>>>> तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: தாலம் talam • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు >>>>> tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad >>>>> >>>>> *Native to*: tropical Asia >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *References*: >>>>> • Flowers of India ... >>>>> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Palmyra%20Palm.html >>>>> • Wikipedia ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer >>>>> • NPGS / GRIN ... >>>>> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7425 >>>>> • M.M.P.N.D. ... >>>>> http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Borassus.html >>>>> • DDSA ... http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>>>> ~ ~ >>>>> *Talam* (Tamil: தாலம்) *is the State Tree of Tamil Nadu, India*. >>>>> >>>>> Views attached from: >>>>> ... Bassein fort >>>>> ... Vaghbil, Thane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For more views: >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Borassusflabellifer&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags&z=m >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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