Arjun ji, I think the plant in the photo is not a medicine for jaundice. It is bhui Awla, the juice of which is taken for jaundice and found to be very good.
Regards, Mani. On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:16 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >
