Tetrataenium nepalense

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.

Tetrataenium nepalense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Tetrataenium
Species:
T. nepalense
Binomial name
Tetrataenium nepalense
(D. Don) Manden
Synonyms[1]
  • Heracleum nepalense D. Don.
  • Heracleum nepalense var. bivittatum C.B. Clarke

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. [4]

References
  1. "Heracleum nepalense D. Don". The Plant List, Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. "Tetrataenium nepalense (D.Don) Manden. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  3. "Heracleum nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. Mole, Mute. "Note on Heracleum nepalense".


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