Late Professor B. Tiagi was a great botanist who taught almost all the people or now teachers  ( or now retired teachers ) who worked all over Rajasthan in the period hailing from 1960s to 1990s…

Tylophora Indica ( Asclepiadaceae)   Root or leaf powder is used in diarrhoea, dysentery and intermittent fever. Dried leaves are emetic diaphoretic and expectorant. It is regarded as one…

Cache Creek is the gateway to B.C.'s Cariboo Country, sporting big, open fields, cowboys and horses. It is also the stepping off point for field trips to the Eocene fossil beds at McAbee and Kamloops…

It's been a good decade for "The Wizard of Oz" - much better than the Oz books merit but in that one story there is the kernel of something terrific that has resonated with people for decades. …

I found this song in a playlist that an ex had given me; for some reason, I don't ever remember hearing it. Maybe if I had, we'd still be together- who knows? In any case, here it is, Josh Ritter,…

I needed a good laugh this morning, so a tip of the hat to Fox News for the welcome relief. On the Google News homepage, I saw this humdinger of a headline: "Fox on Sex: 5 Ways to Get Your Wife to…

Some of the most scenic views in the world can be had from Eiffel tower.  

Eiffel tower is one of the destination which I had visited in 1974. I visited again in 2010 . That time fees was less and it was per level 1st or 2nd or Top . Now its flat rate of Euro 13.50 or so…

Ocimum basilicum is closely related to Ocimum canum and has great medicinal properties in traditional medicine. Each home in India was supposed to have this plant in their courtyard and worship…

Beaches are to be kept clean. I witnessed beach of Barcelona. It was first time I visited a beach outside developing world. It was very different experience to see people relaxing as they please .…

It was heartening to see rapeseed mustard being widely cultivated on patches of lands in Giessen Hessen .. Large patches of land earlier lying wastelands near rly tracts between Giessen to Frankfurt…

Sunflower is sign of luck in Germany, at least as my late Professor Dr Karl-Hermann Neumann told me on visit to his home in Hungen near Giessen in state of Hessen of Germany. He was leading a…

As against the common belief out of 16 families showing C 4 type of photosynthesis ( in some of their plant species ) mainly found in tropical plants where initial carbon acceptor is…

The Chatter-Box Friend's Forum - A Discussion Of EconomicsThis is your forum for discussing scientific, economic and political solutions to the problems of climate change and fossil fuel dependency.…

Tagetes spp have different size flowers and are usaully offered in garlands to Indian Gods. Tagetes spp are also grown by farmers acround their farms for vegetables. It was observed that if they grew…

  Justus Von Liebig&The Law Of The Minimum "In the 19th century, the German scientist, Justus von Liebig, formulated the “Law of the Minimum,” which states that if one of the essential…

This monument is situated just opposite Sudanlage 6, which housed world famous lineage of Institute of Plant Nutrition which was once headed by Professor Dr  Justus von Liebig, in Giessen,…

This plant Atropa bella-donna yields famous drug atropine used to dilate the pupil of the eyes and has medicinal properties. This plant is highly valued for its medicinal properties.

Botanical gardens also show individual plant species and help in their identificationPlease see Ocimum canum of family Labiatae ( Lamiaceae) It has great medicinal potential including anticancer and…

Flowers can be arranged in different ways Several flower arrangments can bring smile to your face and make your innerself happy.