"Motha Khajra" the plant (Shrub)

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     During trek to
Mahimatgad near Sangmeshwar, we encounter with this Plant .It cause swelling
& etching for more than 1 hr. The Details of the plant to alert other trekers.      

The
plant is Girardinia
zeylanica

It
is a plant from family Urticaceae 

It is called as "Motha Khajra" "मोठा खाजरा" in
Marathi

it is a known irritant, all the parts of plant are covered with Stinging hair

and they cause acute problem if come in contact with skin.

The stem of the plant yields good quality fiber and is used by tribels for making
ropes and thick coarse cloth.

In most of the cases of such itching your own saliva
is a good medicine, secondly if the plant known as "Takla"
{(Cassia tora) which is used as leafy vegetable} is available near by, then
crush some leaves of it on the itching part. 

     AMIT SAMANT

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	During trek to Mahimatgad near Sangmeshwar, we encounter with this Plant .It cause swelling & etching for more than 1 hr. The Details of the plant to alert other trekers. The plant is *Girardinia zeylanica* It is a plant from family Urticaceae It is called as "Motha Khajra" "मोठा खाजरा" in Marathi it is a known irritant, all the parts of plant are covered with Stinging hair and they cause acute problem if come in contact with skin. The stem of the plant yields good quality fiber and is used by tribels for making ropes and thick coarse cloth. In most of the cases of such itching your own saliva is a good medicine, secondly if the plant known as "Takla" {(Cassia tora) which is used as leafy vegetable} is available near by, then crush some leaves of it on the itching part. AMIT SAMANT

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trekprajakta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Status: Offline Points: 31	Post Options Post Reply Quote trekprajakta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 2013 at 10:03am
	Thanks a lot Amit for sharing this information. I am sure this will be very useful for trekkers...specially in this rainy season treks!