Now you know the reason Shantanu Da Tanay On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes shantanu ji > The stinging hairs have a sharp tip which breaks on coming in contact with > skin injecting oxalic acid which produces skin irritation. When an > unsuspecting person comes in contact with these plants the itching results. > We would often tease other children, touching the plant ourselves without an > ill effect, and when others (not familiar with the plant) would touch the > plant, they would suddenly cry with irritation. The secret: You can touch > the plant with front of palm, not back. You you touch with front of the palm > gently, the stinging hairs can't penetrate the thick skin of the front of > the palm. This would be a common prank for Delhi students on excursions to > hill stations. > > > -- > > 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 Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Shantanu <shnt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tanay >> are these Bichuti pataa? >> Do we have an itching sensation when the leaves are brushed on the >> skin? >> >> regards >> Shantanu : ) >> >> On Aug 30, 7:03 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Urtica dioica from Kashmir, one of the commonest plants on roadsides and >> > wastelands, the common stinging nettle, bichhu butti, called Soi in >> Kashmir. >> > Photographed from Balgarden, Srinagar on June 15, 2010. Easily >> > differentiated from Urtica parviflora by its free stipules. >> > >> > -- >> > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > Urtica-dioica-Kashmir-a.jpg >> > 229KViewDownload >> > >> > Urtica-dioica-Kashmir-b.jpg >> > 192KViewDownload >> > >> > Urtica-dioica-Kashmir-c.jpg >> > 128KViewDownload > > > > > -- 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
