Ainsliaea aptera
DC.
Asteraceae
Liatris cordata Royle ex C.B.Clarke
Common Name:
General Information
Ainsliaea aptera is a herbaceous perennial with erect, unbranched stems around 30 - 75cm tall[
2186- Title
- Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of Ainsliaea DC.(Asteraceae, Mutisieae)
- Publication
- Ann. Missouri Bot Gard. 94: 79-191, 2007
- Author
- Freire S.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
2186- Title
- Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of Ainsliaea DC.(Asteraceae, Mutisieae)
- Publication
- Ann. Missouri Bot Gard. 94: 79-191, 2007
- Author
- Freire S.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
E. Asia - Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet and Myanmar
Habitat
Forest floor, growing on damp, humus-rich soils[
2186- Title
- Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of Ainsliaea DC.(Asteraceae, Mutisieae)
- Publication
- Ann. Missouri Bot Gard. 94: 79-191, 2007
- Author
- Freire S.E.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. Forests, scrub or grassy areas of mountain slopes; at elevations from 1,200 - 3,600 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Flowers - consumed for their nectar[
2023- Title
- Ethnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Western and Central Himalayas
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol. 4 39-113, 2018
- Author
- Ballabh B. & Pullaiah T.
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-550-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
The roots are diuretic and stomachic. They are powdered and used to bring quick relief from stomach aches[
1649- Title
- Medicinal plants in Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India
- Publication
- International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management 3 (2007) 234-251
- Author
- Samant S.S. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Very terse information on each plant, but lists 643 species used medicinally in Himachal Pradesh
,
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
-
- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
].
The powdered root is applied topically to aid the healing of wounds[
2187- Title
- Wound healing activity of certain root drugs - A review from classical and ethnomedicinal claims
- Publication
- International Journal of Green Pharmacy 13 (1) , Jan-Mar 2019, pp 21-41
- Author
- Sharma T., Bhide B. & Acharya R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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