Eriophyton wallichii
Benth.
Lamiaceae
Eriophyton wallichianum Benth.
Eriophyton wallichianum Hook.f.
Common Name: Mian Shen
General Information
Eriophyton wallichii is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant that produces a tuft of unbranched stems 10 - 20cm tall from a thick rootstock[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- 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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a 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.
Range
E. Asia - Himalayas in Tibet, Nepal, India and southern China.
Habitat
Alpine, stony alluvial fans; at elevations from 2,700 - 4,700 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
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The entire plant is used in Tibetan medicine, where it is said to have a sweet taste and a cooling potency. It is antiinflammatory, antiseptic and febrifuge, dries up pus and joins cut nerves and vessels. It is used in the treatment of inflammation of the lungs, pus in the lungs, inflammations of wounds/sores and cut nerves/blood vessels[
241- Title
- Tibetan Medicinal Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tsarong. Tsewang. J.
- Publisher
- Tibetan Medical Publications, India
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 81-900489-0-2
- Description
- A nice little pocket guide to the subject with photographs of 95 species and brief comments on their uses.
,
1761- Title
- Ethnopharmacological survey, Phytochemical screening and Antibacterial activity measurements of high altitude medici
- Publication
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 13 (3), July 2014, pp. 496-507
- Author
- Lamichhane J. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The roots are used as a tonic[
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.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
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