Dear Harish Ji, As said by Vijaysankar Ji the plant photo attached by Arjun Ji is indeed*Asparagus racemosus * (Satavar, Shatavari, or Shatamull) from the family Asparagaceae [Synonym: *Asparagus rigidulus* Nakai <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takenoshin_Nakai>, *Protasparagus racemosus* (Willd.) Oberm]. Due to its some kindly of reduced leaf structure it somewhat mimicries ferns but it an angiospermic plant. It root are known to have high medicinal importance but its activity regarding curing of jaundice is completely new to me.
Regards Tanay On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:02 AM, harish nangare <niramay.a...@rediffmail.com > wrote: > is it asparagus? > > On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:18:10 +0530 wrote > > >Dear friends, > Whenever i have access to internet, going through all the mails in this > group is such a learning experience. Thank you to all members. > > Please do id this lovely looking fern, i've attached a photograph of its > roots also. My co worker on the farm said the roots are used in treatment > for jaundice. Interestingly a small piece of the root is tied around the > neck & jaundice disappears in a few days :-)) > > -- > Best ! > > Arjun. > at village: Pishvi > taluka: Velhe > district: Pune > Maharashtra. > Pin : 412 212 > > +91 981 0448200 > +91 940 4241901 > > > > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline....@middle?> > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
