Aquilegia vulgaris from Kashmir

Aquilegia vulgaris

Columbine was formerly employed in herbal medicine mainly for its antiscorbutic effect, but it has fallen out of favour and is little used nowadays.

The leaves root and seed are astringent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, parasiticide. Because of its toxic properties, this plant should not be taken internally without expert advice, though the root is sometimes used externally in poultices to treat ulcers and the commoner skin diseases. The plant can be harvested at any time from June to October. Columbine has produced very unsatisfactory results and is not normally used medicinally. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. It is used in the treatment of affections of the nervous system.

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Rumex nepalensis from Kashmir

Rumex nepalensis

The root is purgative. It is used as a substitute for rhubarb (Rheum spp.). A strong decoction of the root is applied to dislocated bones. A paste of the root is applied to swollen gums. The leaves are used in the treatment of colic. The juice of the leaves is applied externally to relieve headaches. A decoction of the plant is used to wash the body in order to alleviate body pain.

Habitat of the herb: Cultivated areas and grazed ground, 1200 - 4300 metres from Kashmir, Nepal, Afghanistan to S.W. China.

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Medical student drops out to grow rare crop, makes lakhs in profits

Kashmir, with its favourable climatic conditions, is the only state one thinks of in relation to saffron farming. However, evolving farming methodologies have changed things over the years. 

American Saffron, a relatively new crop, can be grown in hot climatic conditions as well, and 27-year-old Sandesh Patil has taken it to his home state of Maharashtra.

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Hailing from Jalgaon district, Sandesh was doing his Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery when he realised that the field of medicine did not interest him. Quitting his studies midway, he decided to take up saffron farming and is now earning lakhs in profit. 

According to Sandesh, previously, only banana and cotton were grown in the region. However, these crops weren't proving particularly beneficial to farmers, which was why he developed a passion to do something different. 

Researching the types of crops that could be grown in the region, he came across saffron farming on the internet and realised it had successfully been done in Rajasthan and many other areas, bringing farmers huge benefits. 

His relatives, unaware of the possibilities, opposed the idea. However, he held his ground and the family eventually gave in to his resolution and determination. 

Sandesh bought 3,000 plants for Rs 9.20 lakh at the rate of Rs 40 per plant from Pali in Rajasthan, which he planted on his half-acre land. Practising organic farming, he produced 15 kg of saffron in the first year. He sold the produce at Rs 40,000 per kg, which brought in Rs 6.20 lakh. After reducing his various expenses, he earned a profit of nearly Rs 5.40 lakh.

Saffron farming has previously been carried out only in Kashmir and a few parts of the USA. By doing this in a place like Jalgaon in Rajasthan, Sandesh has achieved a remarkable feat.

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Fruit berries from Kashmir

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Papaver rhoea flowers from Kashmir

Papaver plants can produce diverse bioactive alkaloids. Papaver rhoeas Linnaeus (common poppy or corn poppy) is an annual flowering medicinal plant used for treating cough, sleep disorder, and as a sedative, pain reliever, and food. It contains various powerful alkaloids like rhoeadine, benzylisoquinoline, and proaporphine. 

To investigate and identify alkaloids in the aerial parts of P. rhoeas, samples were collected at different growth stages and analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry. 

A liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry method was developed for the identification and metabolite profiling of alkaloids for P. rhoeas by comparing with Papaver somniferum. Eighteen alkaloids involved in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis were used to optimize the liquid chromatography gradient and mass spectrometry conditions. Fifty‐five alkaloids, including protoberberine, benzylisoquinoline, aporphine, benzophenanthridine, and rhoeadine‐type alkaloids, were identified authentically or tentatively by liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry in samples taken during various growth stages. 

Rhoeadine alkaloids were observed only in P. rhoeas samples, and codeine and morphine were tentatively identified in P. somniferum. The liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry method can be a powerful tool for the identification of diverse metabolites in the genus Papaver. These results may help understand the biosynthesis of alkaloids in P. rhoeas and evaluate the quality of this plant for possible medicinal applications.

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