Does Euphorbia Plants causes cancer ?

 

One of the most common topic of discussion in South India is about Euphorbia Plants. I have heard that several people talking about Euphorbia plants are causing cancer and it has to be destroyed. Several people in my locality have uprooted the Euphorbia plants and threw them in to the canal or burnt to ashes. By reading this you may think that this plant is cheap. But actually it is more expensive. Since it is topic of common discussion I collected some details from the internet. The findings are given below.

Euphorbia milii

Euphorbia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Euphorbiaceae contains more than two thousand species. It is primarily found in Africa and America. I am not saying much about the family Euphorbiaceae. Actually there is no true evidence showing that Euphorbia causes cancer. But it is true that the latex of Euphorbia causes irritation to the skin. It causes more harm if its latex comes in to contact with the eyes.

The website theamateursdigest.com mentions several incidents supporting that the latex of Euphorbia causes irritation and swelling  It also reiterates that tha Euphorbia plants are dangerous if handled carelessly. But the website does not states that  Euphorbia causes cancer. I recommend this website to everyone who want to know more about the harmful effects of Euphorbia.

The most commonly grown Euphorbia plants in Kerala is Euphorbia milii. If is a flowering plant usually grown in gardens (before the rumour spreads). In China, E.milii is used for making herbal medicines.  US National Library of Medicine National Institute of health in its website informs that  E. milii crude latex does not act as a tumor promoting agent on the mouse back skin assay, after conducting test on mice.

Euphorbia milii

While the a website kerala9.com reports that the health department of Kerala State has informed that the rumours that Euphorbia causes cancer is baseless and they haven’t appointed anyone to advice the public to remove plants from their home.

 

 

If you have any additional information or suggestions, please comment below….

State Bank Freedom – Enquiry Services

Most of the people who get their salary through banks want to know whether there salary has credited. Some people go to ATM and check the balance and mini statement while others go to bank and check whether the salary has been credited. If we went to bank, we can see people asking the inquiry whether funds have been credited to account. State Bank FreedoM allows you to check you balances and get mini statement in your mobile. For information regarding activation of State Bank FreedoM, click here.



Here are the steps to check your balance and to get mini statement in your mobile.

Step 1: Log in to State Bank FreedoM

Step 2: Select Enquiry Service

Step 3: To know the balance select Balance Enquiry. To get Mini Statement; select MIni Statement from the menu. Then select OK

                  

Step 5: Enter the MPIN; then select menu – confirm

You will get the balance and mini statement through the application and SMS.

State Bank FreedoM – Request a Cheque Book

The bank account transaction using cheques are increasing day by day. The cheque gives more convenience for the customer to withdraw money from his account through an agent or proxy. It also helps to make payment for the goods and services. More over cheque transaction create a proof of payment to the customer. If the cheque bounce the drawer can sue the person who gave the cheque. Cheque provides flexibility in operations of the bank account.



Now banks are using modern technology to cater the several needs of the customer. Thus the customer can do the banking any time and that too without going to bank. State Bank Freedom allows you to request a cheque book through your mobile. So you need not fill any application or waste any time to go to the bank and avoid waiting in the queue. To know about activating State Bank FreedoM in your mobile click here
Here are the step by step instructions to request a cheque book through State Bank FreedoM.
Step 1: Log in to State Bank Freedom using the User Id
Step 2: Select Request from the menu



Step 3: Select Cheque Book Request


Step 4: Now you will be prompted to enter the MPIN. Enter the MPIN and select OK.



You will get the confirmation through SMS. Cheque Bok will be delivered to you within the days specified by the bank.

State Bank FreedoM – Change Channel

State Bank FreedoM is designed to function in two channels. That means it can use GPRS and SMS based service for its functioning. But it can used only one channel at a time. Since SMS is costlier then GPRS; I suggest you to use GPRS. The mobile enabled with Wi-Fi can use Wi-Fi network also. But it is advisable not to use Wi-Fi  in public places for doing mobile banking as it may not be safe. For details regarding activation of State Bank Freedom Click here
Usually at the beginning the default channel will be SMS based. After activation you can change it to GPRS. For accessing mobile banking service using Wi-Fi, choose GPRS channel. The Premium Version is equipped with GPRS channel only. The Premium version is free of cost and you can download it from here.
Follow the steps given below to change the channel in State Bank FreedoM.

Step 1: Log in to State Bank FreedoM using the User Id

Step 2: Choose setting from the menu.

Step 3: Choose Change Channel from the bottom of the menu

Step 4: Choose required channel (GPRS – Recommended) and then press OK.

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You will receive confirmation through SMS. If you have any problem, kindly comment below. I will try to find the solution.

State Bank FreedoM – Change MPIN

As the banking services became more flexible, security becomes a serious factor for consideration. Even though you have changed the MPIN during activation process, that alone is not enough. The MPIN has to be changed periodically in order to prevent unauthorized access of your account. The MPIN can be changed easily. The MPIN must be a six digit number which can be easily memorised. Here are step by step instruction to change MPIN.

 Step 1: Log in to the State Bank FreedoM using your User Id

Step 2: Choose Settings from the menu

Step 3: Choose Change MPIN from the menu as shown below

Step 4: Now a you will be asked to enter the existing MPIN and new MPIN, again to enter new MPIN for confirmation.

       

Step 5:  Select Menu – Change

You will receive the confirmation through SMS

State Bank FreedoM – Mobile Top-Up

Gone are the days we go to a mobile centre for mobile top ups. Now we can do mobile top ups from our mobile – any where any time. State Bank Freedom allows you for doing mobile top ups from your mobile in a easier way. For details regarding activation of State Bank Freedom click here

Step 1: log in to State Bank Freedom using your User Id

Step 2: Choose mobile Top Up from the menu

Step 3: Enter the name of your service provider in the space space provided. (Eg: BSNL, Idea, Airtel, Docomo etc

Step 4: Enter the mobile number (10 digit)
Step 5: Enter the amount to be recharged
Step 6: Select “Debit my primary account from the drop down menu at the bottom of the screen

 

Step 7 : Submit
Step 8: Now you will receive a confirmation message like one shown below.
Just click accept

Step 9: You will be asked for entering MPIN. Enter the MPIN and submit.

 

You will soon receive a message regarding successful recharge. If the transaction was a failure, the amount taken from your account will be reversed. If you don't receive the amount of the failed transaction, contact your Bank.

State Bank FreedoM

State Bank Freedom is the mobile banking application by State Bank Group. The application is available for almost all mobiles that allows to install third party software. The application allows you to do almost all the transaction using your mobile. State Bank freedom can be downloaded from State Banks’ website.



State Bank FreedoM allows you to:

• Enquiry Service : Know the balance amount in the account and the view the mini statement through your mobile.
• Transfer funds : Can easily transfer money from your account to any other account (in any bank)
• Can request cheque book
• Mobile top-up : You can top-up your mobile from anywhere, any time
• Bill payment : Pay your utility bills
• Merchant payment (24 X 7)
• Book train ticket through IMPS in IRCTC portal
• Demat Enquiry

The only requirement is that you have an account with any of the bank in State Bank Group and a mobile which allows you to install third party application. Make sure your number is registered with the bank.

For instruction regarding the registration for mobile banking service click here

State Bank FreedoM – How To Activate

After opening my first bank account in a public sector bank under State Bank Group, I wished to know the details of my transaction without going to bank. The only way to do it at that time was using ATM. Many people wanted to do the same since they have to wait in the queue for a long to to get their things done. But now the State Bank Group is heavily promoting alternate channels to avoid rush in the counters. The State Bank owns largest ATM network in the country which attracts more customers, installed Cash Deposit Machines (CDM), Green Channel Counter etc. for the customers to get their things done without going to banks and saves lot of time for the customers.

State Bank Freedom is the Mobile Banking Application by State Bank Group. It is available for all mobiles running on Android or that supports java applications or Windows. You can download State Bank Freedom from the website of State Bank of India (Click here to go to website).

Before proceeding to registration, make sure that your mobile number is already linked to your account in the bank; otherwise State Bank Freedom will not function.

Step 1: Download State Bank FreedoM

Step 2: SMS “MBSREG” to 9223440000. You will receive User ID and MPIN through SMS.

Step 3: Login the application using the User ID received through SMS. Accept the terms and conditions after reading it.

                 

Step 4: Now you will be asked to change the MPIN. The new MPIN must be a six digit number and can be easily memorized.

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Now you will receive an SMS “Validation from handset successful. Complete registration process at ATM/Branch. Tid=XXXXXXXXXXXX”


Step 5: Go to State Bank ATM. swipe your ATM card.
Choose MOBILE REGISTRATION – MOBILE BANKING REGISTRATION --REGISTRATION – ENTER THE MOBILE NUMBER – CONFIRM


Soon you will receive an SMS informing the status of registration. If everything went correctly, Mobile Banking will be activated within one hour.

Banks may charge for using other bank ATMs

I still remember the day when there was long queue in front of the bank counters. With the introduction of the core banking and ATMs, the rush in the banks has been reduced to a great extend and the services has been increased both quantitatively and qualitatively. The customers also became more demanding. Now you can see the long queue in front of the outlets of the Beverages Corporation of Kerala which is the major source of income for the Kerala Government.
The former UPA government and the newly elected NDA government give importance for the extending banking services to the rural areas. As a result, more and more branches were opened by public sector banks in the rural areas while the new generation banks concentrated only on cities.
Today ATMs provides lots of services including issuing mini statement, mobile recharge, transfer of funds, mobile banking registration etc. Now the customers can withdraw money from any ATM, provided he will be charged if the number of transaction exceeds five times a month. Here even balance enquiry will be considered as a transaction.

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Now it was heard that IBA (Indian Banks’ Association) has requested RBI to allow the banks to charge for the transaction in the Non Home Bank ATMs. Non Home Bank means the bank where the customer does not have an account related to the ATM card which he was using.
So we can expect this soon as the banks are now concentrating on increasing their profit from non interest income as the banks are facing huge NPA related issues. Its time to open an account in the nearest bank.