Bistorta macrophylla

Bistorta macrophylla is an unresolved name for a proposed flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to mountain regions of West China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Tibet, Yunnan), Pakistan, Bhutan, North (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and West India (Western Ghats) and Nepal. In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food. In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds. The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems. Vernacular names:

Bistorta macrophylla

Bistorta macrophylla is an unresolved name for a proposed flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to mountain regions of West China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Tibet, Yunnan), Pakistan, Bhutan, North (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and West India (Western Ghats) and Nepal. In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food. In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds. The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems. Vernacular names: