SC - feast cleanup for the head cook

Tollhase1@aol.com Tollhase1 at aol.com
Sun Apr 11 10:23:40 PDT 1999


No, thanks that was great.  That they were pretty and wondered what they were!
Great info!!

David Dendy wrote:

> According to Dymock, Warden, and Hooper, *Pharmacographia Indica: A History
> of the Principle Drugs of Vegetable Origin*, Gul-i-gaozaban is the flower of
> Caccinia Glauca, a plant in the Borage family. "In India the drug has long
> held a high place in native practice as an alterative tonic in syphilitic,
> leprous, and rheumatic cases; it has also diuretic and demulcent
> properties." The further note: "If long kept the flowers lose their deep
> blue colour and turn reddish." Do you want further details? I can suplly the
> fulkl entry if you wish
>
> Francesco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helen <him at gte.net>
> To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG <sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Date: April 10, 1999 2:58 PM
> Subject: SC - flower question
>
> >Hi,
> >    At my indian market I saw some flowers in a bag in the spice wall next
> to
> >the rose petals.  They said it was for a tea to stooth the stomach.  It was
> >purple and it said "gol gavzaban"  Any hints?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Helen
> >
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