Kingdom Plantae Family Polygonaceae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Bistorta | |
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Similar Polygonum argyrocoleon, Persicaria sagittata, Polygonum plebeium, Bistorta vivipara, Polygonum oxyspermum | ||
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:
(-)-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.