dear all
celastrus panicualatus is an excellent brain tonic. Lord Ganesh is god of
VIDYA therefore in our region fruits are hanging over the head of ganesha.
oil of this species is the best brain tonic in Ayurveda. I think this is
excellent traditional method for plant conservation. thank you
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Chitralekha <p_chitrale...@yahoo.co.in>wrote:
> Here is my list of the 21 patris used in Ganesh puja. As Satish ji
> mentioned there are variations not only in the sanskrit names of the
> plants but also in the identification of the plants based on the
> sanskrit names. However, all the plants are medicinally very
> important.
> 1. Machi - Artemisia nilagirica, Asteraceae
> 2. Bhruhati - Solanum indicum, Solanaceae
> 3. Bilva - Aegle marmelos, Rutaceae
> 4. Durvayugma - Cyanodon dactylon, Poaceae
> 5. Dhatura - Datura metel/ D. stromonium, Solanaceae
> 6. Badari - Ziziphus mauritiana, Rhamnaceae
> 7. Apamarga - Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthaceae
> 8. Tulasi - Ocimum tenuiflorum, Lamiaceae
> 9. Vishnu kranta - Evolvulus alsinoides, Convolvulaceae
> 10. Dadima - Punica granatum, Punicaceae
> 11. Devadaru - Cedrus deodara, Pinaceae (Gymnosperm)
> 12. Maruvam /Marva - Origanum majorana/ O.vulgare, Lamiaceae
> 13. Sindhuvara - Vitex negundo, Verbenaceae
> 14 Jaji/Jati - Jasminum auriculatum, Oleaceae; some identify it as
> Myristica fragrans (Jai), Myristicaceae
> 15. Shami - Prosopis cineraria, Mimosaceae
> 16. Ashwadha/ashvattha - Ficus religiosa, Moraceae
> 17. Arjuna - Terminalia arjuna, Combretaceae
> 18. Arka - Calotropis procera, Asclepiadaceae
> 19. Choota - Mangifera indica, Anacardiaceae
> 20. Karaveera - Nerium oleander/ Thevetia peruviana, Apocynaceae
> 21. Gandaki - Sterculia urens, Sterculiaceae
> Four more names were added to the list in Bhavishya purana -
> Bringaraja - Eclipta alba, Asteraceae
> Malati/madhavilata - Hiptage benghalensis, Malpighiaceae
> Ketaki - Pandanus oderatissimus, Pandanaceae and
> Agasthya - Sesbania grandiflora, Papilionaceae
> What puzzled me is the inclusion of a gymnosperm - devadaru (Cedrus)
> in the list which is not easily available. But a search in the
> internet yielded this information :
> Forests full of Devadaru trees were the favorite abode or living place
> of ancient Indian sages and their families who were devoted to Hindu
> god Shiva. To please Lord Shiva, the sages used to perform very
> difficult tapasya (meditation) in deodar forests. There is regular
> mention of Darukavana, meaning a forest of deodars, as a sacred place
> in the ancient Hindu epics and Shaivite texts.
> Regards,
> Chitralekha
>
>
>
> On Jul 16, 6:44 pm, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Nice Information Satish Ji
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Excellent compilation.
> >
> > > On Jul 16, 2:58 pm, Satish Phadke <phadke.sat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Recently *Celastrus paniculatus* (Jyotishmati) was mentioned by
> somebody
> > > as
> > > > one of the Patri's offered to Lord Ganesha. Somehow this plant
> doesn't
> > > > figure in the list provided below. Of course there are variations in
> the
> > > > literature.
> > > > Dr Phadke
> >
> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > From: satish phadke <phadke.sat...@gmail.com>
> > > > Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 7:50 PM
> > > > Subject: Patri's for Lord Ganesha
> > > > To: shalm...@googlegroups.com
> >
> > > > Just a compilation of information.Various leaves or Patri's are
> offered
> > > to
> > > > Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Festival.It was a tradition to know
> and
> > > > remember these plants during the festival since ancient times.One
> should
> > > not
> > > > rob or destroy these plants as it happens today.Many alternatives are
> > > also
> > > > sold mimicking the originals.
> >
> > > > Patri's offered to Lord Ganesha
> > > > CommonName
> > > > (Marathi/Sanskrit) Alt.Name Botanical Name Family 1 Arjun
> Arjunsadada
> > > > Terminalia
> > > > arjuna Combretaceae 2 Agast Hadga Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae 3
> > > Aghada
> > > > Apamarg Achyranthus aspera Amaranthaceae 4 Bel Sriphal Aegle
> marmelos
> > > > Rutaceae 5 Bor Badari Zizyphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae 6 Devdar
> Devdaru
> > > Cedrus
> > > > deodorata Zingiberaceae 7 Durva Harali Cynodon Dactylon Poaceae 8
> > > Dalimb
> > > > Dadim Punica granatum Lythraceae 9 Dhotra Dhatura Datura Stramonium
> > > > Solanaceae 10 Dorli Ranwang Solanum Indicum Solanaceae 11
> > > Jai/Jati/Jatika
> > > > Jasmine Jasminum Auriculatum Oleaceae 12 Kanher Karweer Nerium
> indicum
> > > > Apocyanaceae 13 Kewda Ketki Pandanus odoratimus Pandanaceae 14 Maka
> > > > Bhrungraj Eclipta erecta(prostrata) Asteraceae 15 Marwa Maarwa
> Origanum
> > > > majorana Lamiaceae 16 Mogra Mallika Jasminum sambac Oleaceae 17
> Pimpal
> > > > Ashvattha Ficus religiosum Moraceae 18 Rui Ark Calotropis procera
> > > > Aesclepiadaceae 19 Shami Khejdi Prosopis speciosa Mimosaceae 20
> Tulas
> > > > Vaijayanti Osimum sanctum Lamiaceae 21 Vishnukrant Vishnukranta
> > > Evolvulus
> > > > alsinoides Convolvulaceae
> > > > Some other books have mentioned other plants also in this list such
> as
> > > > Mango(Amba), Tadpatra, Kadamb, Brahmi, Malati (Hiptage madablota
> > > > ),Gokarna (Clitorea
> > > > ternatea), Palas (Butea).
> >
> > > > Satish Phadke
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Dr Balkar Singh
> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
> > Arya P G College, Panipat
> > Haryana-132103
> > 09416262964- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
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