Biology:Tetrataenium nepalense

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tetrataenium nepalense
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Tetrataenium nepalense
(D. Don) Manden
Synonyms[1]
  • Heracleum nepalense D. Don.
  • C.B. Clarke Heracleum nepalense var. bivittatum

Tetrataenium nepalense is a flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae.[2][3] The species is called Nepal cowparsnip in the book on Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Uses

The species is common in the Sikkim and Darjeeling districts of India. Called chimphing in the Nepali language, it is considered medicinal for stomach ailments and its seeds are ground with tomato and taken as a relish, especially with boiled vegetables.[citation needed] [4]

References

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