Thanks. Please see this superb Slideshow (by Jooste and Ellis) on Lagenaria and its uses available in Ecoport.
http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=slideshowView&slideshowId=114&checkRequired=Y regards Pankaj Oudhia On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Pankaj ji for providing documental proof to support my childhood > memories. > > > -- > 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> In support of Gurcharan ji I am forwarding this link >> >> http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=10978 >> >> regards >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> And yes I also remember the fruits are generally left on the vine to >>> ripen for seeds to mature and used for next crop. After removing the seeds >>> the hard dry shell can be used for collecting and storing water like in >>> bottle. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Pankaj Oudhia < >>> pankajoud...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Just to add Mani ji. If you are prone to common cold and cough then >>>> Dudhi juice is not less than a curse for you. The patients following >>>> channel >>>> vale babas, commonly complain about it. In Traditional Healing in general >>>> there is very few general recommendations, there is specific >>>> recommendations >>>> for every patient. >>>> >>>> Like other herbs Aonla has its own limitations. In treatment of heart >>>> diseases many of Traditional experts suggest the patients to stop use of >>>> Aonla in any form. But as we are seeing from Television advertisement to >>>> Channel Vale Babas every one is openly recommending Aonla for every one. >>>> >>>> It is general recommendation that Ginger tea is good for cold and cough >>>> but here is also a sign of "Condition apply." Patients having skin troubles >>>> specially Leucoderma or Vitiligo are strictly suggested to avoid Ginger in >>>> any form. The use of Ginger is restricted in alteast ten human diseases. >>>> >>>> So our Traditional experts truly say that the new trend of "Commercial >>>> Ayurveda" is not reducing the future patients but increasing the list of >>>> patients and indirectly assisting the modern systems of medicine like >>>> Allopathy. >>>> >>>> Few months back I published Hindi article showing that how modern >>>> fashion of taking Aloe vera juice is increasing the new patients with colon >>>> cancer alarmingly. If interested, I will forward it to you. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> >>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Gurcharan ji for the info. Dudhi ka halwa is also made from >>>>> this vegetable. The juice when mixed with Awla juice is tasty and good >>>>> for >>>>> health. >>>>> Bird houses and other decorative articles are made from the fully ripen >>>>> bottle gourd. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Mani. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
