Bergenia stracheyi
| Bergenia stracheyi | |
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| Bergenia stracheyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Bergenia |
| Species: | B. stracheyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bergenia stracheyi (Hook.f. & Thorns.) Engl. in Bot. Zeitung. 26:842. 1868 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saxifraga stracheyi Hook.f. & Thorns. | |
Bergenia stracheyi is a plant species in the genus Bergenia found in the Western Himalayas, from 2700-4700 m, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.[1]
Bergenin and norbergenin are chemical compounds that can be isolated from rhizomes of B. stracheyi.[2]
cultivars
- Bergenia stracheyi 'Alba'
- Bergenia stracheyi 'Afghanica'
References
- ↑ Bergenia stracheyi on www.efloras.org
- ↑ Immunomodulatory effect of bergenin and norbergenin against adjuvant-induced arthritis—A flow cytometric study Nighat Nazira, Surrinder Koulb, Mushtaq A. Qurishia, Sachin C. Tanejab, Sheikh F. Ahmadc, Sarang Banic and Ghulam N. Qazi, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 112, Issue 2, 13 June 2007, pp. 401-405, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.023
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