Arvind ji, you have written " In TN large no plantation is there for Colchicine."
Please check this link "At present Gloriosa was raised in over 1,100 hectares and annually 220 tonnes of seeds are produced and exported for production of medicines " http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/06/stories/2008010654930500.htm I am in touch with atleast 100 farmers and traders related to Gloriosa trade in TN. Gloriosa is state flower of TN. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, arvind kadus <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all,Kal-lavi (Marathi: > कळलावी) means: induces labour (pain).is correct.In Ayurveda some ref.are > there regarding this.It is having synonames like Agnishikha ( Flowers are > like Agni), Garbhanut/ garbhapatini i.e. it induces labour., Visha i.e. > Poisonous. > Though it is poisonous it is used in many preparations by purifying the > rhizomes. In Konkan areas the people using the flowers to decorate in the > Ganesh festival, they called it as Gauriche haat. We also many times > collected the flowers of the same plants to decorate or for study. We didn't > had any problem. Handling of the flowers doesnt cause any harm its my > opinion.The Colchicine which is in higher % in the Seeds as compare to Roots > is used in Biotechnology. In TN large no plantation is there for Colchicine. > > I think there is no substance in the world which is not a medicine unless > and untill you use it with brain ( by Ayurveda). So we are using > Aconite, Nux vomica, Dhtaura seeds and many other Medicines given in > Ayurveda. > Thanx, > Dr.Kadus Arvind,Pune. > >
