Usha di - This is a very common tree in Bengal - may not be seen in proper Kolakta, but otherwise a common road side tree in suburb.
Enjoyed your nice chilhood memories - we knew about it's medicinal tooth strengthing property though I myself did not use it. Thansk Dalia On Jan 5, 8:13 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > very nice... Dinesh > loved the vernacular names... and tree pic 2 and 7 in particular... > the shapes are graceful... > > wonder if any body has seen them in Bengal... (TAnay? Rakesh? > Bimalda?? Dalia?? who else??) > > when we were young this is what made our toothbrush every morning, we > had to chew it to make the brush, even in our ultramodern western > styled bathroom fittings!!! Grandfather's admonitions and mom making > sure we followed... and end result? None of us has had any tooth > decay or cavities... till now In our fifth to seventh decade of > life... its not completely genetic..because my uncles' kids who did > not follow grandpa's advice... all have had their root canals dug up, > cavities filled etc etc... > > someone should do some solid science based research... I am not a > dentist otherwise I sure would do it... > or would have had graduate students/residents who could... > > ANY DENTIST AMONG our eflora family??? > > Ayurvedic textbooks do mention tooth protective actions in some > details, so its not patentable, so no mercenary ideated man or woman > should take hold of this story of mine... and turn it into a personal > profit... > > others with benevolent ideas to help humanity are most welcome to take > this as a starting point to start looking... > > Or other s with similar stories , please share > > usha di > ====== > > On Jan 5, 1:07 pm, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Fantastic. > > Regards > > Prashant > > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes Dinesh ji > > > Very nice set of photographs > > > > -- > > > 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 Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Excellent Shots!!!! > > > >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Dinesh Valke > > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >>> *Acacia nilotica *(L.) Delile subsp. *indica *(Benth.) Brenan > > > >>> - *a-KAY-see-uh* or *uh-KAY-shuh* -- from the Greek *akis*, meaning > > >>> point, barb, thorny, spiny > > >>> *ny-LOH-tee-kuh* -- of or from the valley of the Nile River > > >>> *IN-dih-kuh* or *in-DEE-kuh* -- of or from India > > > >>> [image: Acacia nilotica ssp. > > >>> indica]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> May 27, 2007 ... near Bedsa caves, Maharashtra > > > >>> *commonly known as*: black piquant, black babul, gum arabic, Egyptian > > >>> mimosa, Egyptian thorn, prickly acacia, Nile acacia, scented thorn, > > >>> scented-pod acacia • *Bengali*: বাবলা babala • *Gujarati*: બાવળ baval, > > >>> બાવળિયો bavaliyo, દેશી બાવળ deshi baval • *Hindi*: बबूल babool, कीकर > > >>> kikar • *Kannada*: ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ ಮರ gobli mara, ಕರಿಜಾಲಿ karijaali • *Konkani*: > > >>> बाबुळ babul • *Malayalam*: കരിവേലം karivelam • *Marathi*: बाभूळ babhul, > > >>> बाभळी babhali, बाभळ babhal • *Rajasthan*: banvalia • *Sanskrit*: > > >>> बब्बूलः babbulaha, पङ्क्तिः panktiha, सोमवृक्ष somavriksha, तीक्ष्ण > > >>> कण्टक > > >>> tikshna kantaka, वर्वू varvu, वर्वुरः varvrurha, युग्मकण्ट yugmakanta • > > >>> *Tamil*: கறுவேளை karuvelai • *Telugu*: నల్లతుమ్మ nalla tumma > > > >>> *Native to*: n & tropical Africa, Arabian peninsula, w Asia, Indian > > >>> subcontinent > > > >>> *References*: Flowers of > > >>> India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcat...>• > > >>> Dave's > > >>> Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fpf%2Fgo%2F...>• > > >>> Zipcode > > >>> Zoo<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fzipcodezoo.com%2Fplants%2Fa%...>• > > >>> EcoPort<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fecoport.org%2Fep%3FPlant%3D2...> > > > >>> *more views*: > > > >>> - May 27, 2007 ... near Bedsa caves, Maharashtra > > >>> [image: Babhul (Marathi: > > >>> बाभूळ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Nalla Tumma (Telugu: > > >>> నల్లతుమ్మ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Karuvelai (Tamil: > > >>> கறுவேளை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Kikar (Hindi: > > >>> कीकर)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Babbulaha (Sanskrit: > > >>> बब्बूलः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> - Dec 19, 2007 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National > > >>> Park, Maharashtra > > >>> [image: Karivelam (Malayalam: > > >>> കരിവേലം)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> - Aug 22, 2009 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National > > >>> Park, Maharashtra > > >>> [image: Babala (Bengali: > > >>> বাবলা)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Deshi Baval (દેશી > > >>> બાવળ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > >>> [image: > > >>> Karijaali (Kannada: > > >>> ಕರಿಜಾಲಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> > > > >>> Regards. > > >>> Dinesh > > > >> -- > > >> Regards > > > >> Dr Balkar Singh > > >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > >> Arya P G College, Panipat > > >> Haryana-132103 > > >> 09416262964- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
