Last week’s mystery was to identify this veggie… Well, Srivalli and Nalini guessed it right – It is Athalakkaai /Adhalakkai This plant is related to the bitter melon / bitter gourd. Scientific name – Momordica cymbalaria Other names – Luffa tuberosa (Roxb.) or Momordica tuberosa (Roxb.) Tamil – Adhalakki / Athalakaai Kannada -Karchikai Telugu –…
After a long time, here is another mystery ready to be solved.. I found this in the market a few months ago and got some home to check out what it is. MIL on seeing it told me that this was a regular during her childhood! Ok,here is what it looks like… And on the…
I am back with yet another mystery for you to solve.Take a look at the pic below… Tell me the name of the plant this leaf belongs to..So simple right!You don’t feel so? Then, let me give you a small hint that might help you… Certain compounds present in these leaves have a calming effect…
Hi friends…Here is the answer to the question I posed a few days back… Botanical name – Pisonia alba Tamil – Nachukottoi Keerai / Lachakottai Keerai/ Nanjundan Keerai . Kannada -Sule Sapp English – Cabbage Tree / Lettuce Tree / Hawaiian Papala Kepau This is seen as an ornamental plant only as many are…
Hi Friends, I have another mystery for you to solve… This tree is in my neighbors house and until a few years back I did not know about it. I just assumed it to be the usual tree planted for shade until I read an article about this wonder tree’s medical property and a few days…
