The Paradise: Sikkim

The Paradise Valley : Sikkim 

Now days it is a bit more difficult to find a calm and a quiet peaceful place , where you can sit for hours , where you can smell the wet ground , and the sun dried grass . where there is no one to disturb you  from your solace , whether it is listening  to your playlist or to the making of your own . a calm haven , to read and write and for many of your hobbies . and I guess , mountain regions are the best for something like this , you had been whining for ages ! One of them is Sikkim , Nya-Mae-El , it means paradise . the lepcha word for Sikkim and indeed it is true .Sikkim is widely known for its valleys and wildlife . in this blog I be writing about the flora and fauna , that is found there . the most precious one is the  "The Noble Orchid" . 

orchids always holds a special as one of the most alluring and captivating flowers , they are mostly known as to symbolize luxury , love , and beauty . their charm delight those who receive them . and Sikkim is known as a paradise valley for orchids in India .

the scientific name for noble orchid is dendrobium Nobile , it is  the state flower of Sikkim . mainly belongs to the family of orchidaceous . it has become popular as a decorative house plant , because it produces colorful blooms in winter and spring at a time when little else is in flower . it is also one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicines ( shi hu) .

dendrobium Nobile is the one of the most widespread ornamental members of the orchid family .

There are many species of orchids found in the world but , the noble orchids of Sikkim are most famous because of their medicinal folklore . they are considered as the treasure of the Sikkim Himalayas .

"orchids are something that are not prepared by any engineer it is just rigged out from the earth with all the components it was left with , and the morning dreams shows that orchids are the most beautiful, a human can inherit  "more beautiful than seven deadly sins of the hell."

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many bloggers earlier have found the folklore around the villages of Sikkim , and talk about the medicinal role of noble orchids , in their time .  their aim was to access the traditional medicinal uses of orchid species , contacts were made with the native people of the villages , particularly with the traditional healers and nursery growers . and according to the information gathered by them it was found that  the roots of this flower was used to treat wounds  , cuts , cramps , rheumatism , vertigo , infantile epilepsy ,kidney stone , malarial fever , menstrual troubles , asthma and T.B. the root decoction soothes the pain of arthritis and menstruation , while leaf juice treats gastric troubles , acidity ,earache and other problems .

though there are many ways , to prepare this medicine but the most prevailing one is the traditional ones .   the steps are here ;

1-prepare a paste of orchid roots with retusa roots and mix it with the fresh leaf buds of pisum sativum and add water . it is usually consumed orally .

The orchids habitation found in Sikkim is divided into zones in accordance with the prevailing climate in these zones , the other famous breeds found here are - callicarpa , acamperigida , cymbidium aloiflolium etc. among many others .

stay tuned for other updates of this blog , of Sikkim .

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