Tanay In our chilhood ripe fruits of this were our most sought after fruit in wild. Tasting like a sharper tomato, more sweet. We called it Kachmach.
-- 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, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Jency Samuel <jencysam...@yahoo.co.in>wrote: > > 'Manathakkaali' in Tamil as well. Sandhya is right. Dried fruits fried in > oil or ghee cure ulcers. But I find the juice extract from the leaves work > better in curing mouth and stomach ulcers. Raw leaves are ground with water > and the extract is taken orally on an empty stomach. (But I have taken it at > other times as well and I feel the result is the same) After one intake > itself there will be a remarkable difference. Some people take the extract > with coconut milk. > > --- On *Wed, 5/1/11, harithasandhya <harithasand...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: harithasandhya <harithasand...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [efloraofindia:59284] Re: Fruits & Vegetables Week: RVS-9 > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Cc: "tanay bose" <tanaybos...@gmail.com>, "Vijayasankar" < > vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > Date: Wednesday, 5 January, 2011, 8:41 AM > > > 'Manattakkali' in Malayalam. A delicious leafy vegetable. > > The fruits can be dipped in curds and salt and then sundried. This > will keep for long time and the sundried fruits can be fried in oil > and used as a sidedish with rice (what we call 'kondattum' in > Malayalam). These fried fruits are also used to make a delicious curry > with tamarind ('rasam'). > > Regards, > Sandhya > > On Jan 5, 10:46 am, tanay bose > <tanaybos...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=tanaybos...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > This is completely new info for me I didn't knew we could eat S nigrum > > Tanay > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Vijayasankar > > <vijay.botan...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > > > Solanum nigrum, from Sirumalai hills, TN. > > > Ripe fruits edible and the leaves and unripe fruits used as vegetable. > > > Regards > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > > > Post Doctoral Research Associate > > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > > Thad Cochran Research Center > > > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > > > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > > -- > > *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 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca <http://mc/compose?to=ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> > > >
