Bistorta macrophylla

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Bistorta macrophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Bistorta
Species:
B. macrophylla
Binomial name
Bistorta macrophylla
(D.Don) Sojak, 1974
Synonyms
  • Persicaria macrophylla (D.Don) Cubey
  • Polygonum macrophyllum D. Don
  • Bistorta sphaerostachya (Meisn.) Greene
  • Polygonum sphaerostachyum Meisn.

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]

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References

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