Bistorta macrophylla | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Bistorta |
Species: | B. macrophylla
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Binomial name | |
Bistorta macrophylla | |
Synonyms | |
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Bistorta macrophylla (syn. Polygonum macrophyllum, syn. Persicaria macrophylla) is a flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. [1] It is native to mountain regions of West and South China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Bhutan, Nepal, [2] northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand), and Pakistan.
In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food. [3]
In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds. [4] The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems. [5]
Vernacular names:
Compounds (-)-Epicatechin-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 1-(3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 4,5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone, (-)- epicatechin, chlorogenic acid and gallic acid can be found in the species. [6]
Bistorta macrophylla | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Bistorta |
Species: | B. macrophylla
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Binomial name | |
Bistorta macrophylla | |
Synonyms | |
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Bistorta macrophylla (syn. Polygonum macrophyllum, syn. Persicaria macrophylla) is a flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. [1] It is native to mountain regions of West and South China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Bhutan, Nepal, [2] northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand), and Pakistan.
In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food. [3]
In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds. [4] The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems. [5]
Vernacular names:
Compounds (-)-Epicatechin-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 1-(3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 4,5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone, (-)- epicatechin, chlorogenic acid and gallic acid can be found in the species. [6]