Yes Gibs, they do drink it. If you remember the movie Silsila, it was the same thing Amitabh Bachhan was drinking :)) Pankaj
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Smilax004 <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do we drink this? if so which part of the plant? > > I do have something to share with; tribal people live near Eravikulam > Nationa Park use to make dosa mixed with leaves of Canabis sativa > (limited numbers) and once they have 3-4 such dosas they can easily > climb steep hills as if they are walking on plain ground. One of my > friend tried the same when he happened to hire some one from there for > assistance and told me that it is true that you don't feel tired while > trekking! > > I never tried this! Never got a chance to try! > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > On Jul 30, 1:18 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> yes sir, try your luck to confirm :)) >> Pankaj >> >> On Jul 27, 2:08 pm, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > is this the same as Bang which we drink during Holi ? >> > Regards, >> > Mani. >> >> > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Madhuri Pejaver >> > <formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote: >> >> > > Ha Ha Ha >> > > Liked it Liked it >> > > Madhuri >> >> > > --- On Tue, 26/7/11, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > > From: Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> >> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:75199] Re: Plant for ID 25/07/11 SMP1 >> > > > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> > > > Date: Tuesday, 26 July, 2011, 6:37 PM >> > > > Story story: >> > > > there is actually a park called Ganja park in Kolkata... >> > > > ITS for real... wikimapia and even google has Maps showing >> > > > its exact >> > > > location... >> >> > > > when growing up we had to walk on the footpath along this >> > > > park to get >> > > > to >> > > > Jadubabu bazzar for daily vegetables and fruits... >> > > > my parents used to send our nanny and/ or the driver to >> > > > walk behind >> > > > us, >> > > > so that we could walk "independently" yet be protected from >> > > > the local >> > > > inhabitants >> > > > of this park: Ganja Park (Kolkata) >> >> > > > (( look up these urls:http://wikimapia.org/8005943/Ganja-Park >> > > > and >> >> > >http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENIN342&um=1&ie=U...) >> > > ). >> >> > > > Now its all sanitized and old folks walk there and children >> > > > are >> > > > reported to play there... >> > > > not a single ganja leaf to be seen or had , as per the >> > > > local >> > > > authorities... >> >> > > > Usha di >> > > > ======= >> >> > > > On Jul 26, 12:44 am, Madhuri Pejaver <formpeja...@yahoo.com> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > > Accepted Satish ji >> > > > > so our race is also increasing! >> > > > > Madhuri >> >> > > > > --- On Mon, 25/7/11, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > From: Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> > > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:75099] Re: Plant for ID >> > > > 25/07/11 SMP1 >> > > > > To: "indiantreepix" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> > > > > Date: Monday, 25 July, 2011, 7:37 PM >> >> > > > > As it grows wild at many places this may be the case >> > > > too. >> > > > > I have never spotted this in wild. >> > > > > I was suspecting the prior theory because few years >> > > > back one hospital servant had planted this in open campus >> > > > area of one hospital. The ward boy was suspected to be >> > > > addict to something but nobody was sure until one day one of >> > > > the patient's relative spotted the plant and alerted the >> > > > doctor asking him who has planted it?he further asked him to >> > > > keep watch and told him about the "danger"plant. Ultimately >> > > > the wardboy was caught red handed one day and was discharged >> > > > from his duties. >> >> > > > > ....................My attempt to be in the >> > > > storyteller group >> >> > > > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> >> > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > This plant was observed growing in a farm house >> > > > premises. >> > > > > I suspect it to be Cannabis sativa planted by the >> > > > watchman residing there. >> >> > > > > Please validate. >> > > > > Height 20cm >> > > > > Leaves tri and pentafoliate as seen in the picture. >> >> > > > > Probably a fresh sapling..... >> > > > > Dr Phadke -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
