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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@vsnl.com>]

Dear Mark,

Curry leaf plant is basically a tropical plant.  But the strain that grows
here in the hills, can withstand upto - 4 C.  The summer temperature here is
about 35 C.

We call it GANDHELU.  Its leaves are used in curries only by South Indians.
In North here, most peopole even do not know about this use pof Gandhelu.
Here its twigs of pencil thickness are used for cleaning the teeth.  It is
called DATUN.  People pick a stick of this plant while setting out for
morning walk and make a sort of brush by chewing one end of this stick.
Then they keep cleaning their teeth too while walking.  It is said to be
very useful for healthy teeth and gums.  This practice, however, is now
vanishing and now people brush their teeth with toothpastes in the
bathrooms.  But still in villages, DATUN is very popular.  The wood of 3-4
plants is said to very suitable for brushing teeth.

You may see pictures of Gandhelu at my website.

Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Fruits
www.lesserknownindianplants.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Lee <markl@nytec.com>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:12 PM
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Murraya koeningii and Berberis aristata seeds.


> Dr. Parmar,
> I have read that curry leaf plant doesn't like doesn't like temperatures
> below 60-65° F (15-18° C).  What temperature extremes does this plant
> experience in the hills you mention?
> -Mark Lee, Seattle, zone 7B/8A
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Dr. Chiranjit
> Parmar
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 5:29 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: [NAFEX] Murraya koeningii and Berberis aristata seeds.
>
>
> Dear NAFEXers,
>
> I have received some seeds of:
>
> 1. Murraya koeningii - GANDHELU - Curry leaf plant.  It is of the kind
that
> grows in the hills and therefore more cold hardy than the one which
growsin
> the tropical South India.
>
> 2. Berberis aristata - KASHMAL.
>
>     You can see the pictures of these wild growing fruits at my website.
>
> Please e-mail me if any of you is interested in getting these.
>
> Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
> Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Fruits
> www.lesserknownindianplants.com
>
>
>
>
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