Tanay we were told , in Bangla.. :nana rokom rog hoy, tai..khaben na" ... translation... many diesaes occur doe to water born pathogens... so do not eat..
we have seen ascaris eggs attached to the stem and mosquito eggs... asla we did not photograph them in those days... Another admonition given in the erthnobotany class was: " tatka tule khaben" translation... eat only freshly plucked saag... Hope this helps. Usha di ====== On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Usha Di. > I have heard many people including my mom saying that we > should not eat this plant during monsoon I am curious to know > the reason for it. > Thanks > Tanay > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, we eat the greens as veggie in Bengal... >> called Kalami saag ... not to be eaten during monsoon.... >> >> also used for increasing mothers milk postpartum, >> supposed to have anti-viral preoperties towards vacciniea >> helps detox from arsenic and opium toxicity etc etc >> >> usha di >> >> ====== >> On Sep 14, 5:37 am, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear All >> > Ipomoea aquatica from Village Lohari Panipat >> > growing wildly in roadside ditches >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Dr Balkar Singh >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> > Arya P G College, Panipat >> > Haryana-132103 >> > 09416262964 >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (1).JPG >> > 138KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (2).JPG >> > 371KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (3).JPG >> > 116KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (4).JPG >> > 126KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (5).JPG >> > 121KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (6).JPG >> > 166KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (7).JPG >> > 293KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (8).JPG >> > 231KViewDownload >> > >> > Ipomoea aquatica (9).JPG >> > 173KViewDownload > > > > > -- > *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) > [email protected] > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > >
