Lancea tibetica
Hook.f. & Thomson
Mazaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Lancea tibetica is a small, stemless, herbaceous perennial plant with creeping, underground rhizomes; it can grow around 3 - 7cm tall, occasionally reaching 15cm[
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.
,
1977- Title
- Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ghimire S.K. et al
- Publisher
- WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-99946-837-9-6
- Description
-
].
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 from India, Bhutan and Sikkim to central and northern China and Mongolia.
Habitat
Grassland, sparse forests, along streams at elevations from 2,000 - 4,500 metres in western China[
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 | 0.07 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The flowers, leaves and fruit are used in Tibetan medicine, they are said to have a sweet and bitter taste with a cooling potency[
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.
]. They are used in the treatment of pulmonary disorders, lung infestions, colds, coughs and fevers[
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.
,
2137- Title
- Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (3)
- Publication
-
- Author
- Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient;
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-84-491-1472-4
- Description
-
,
2180- Title
- Ethnobotany of India Volume 4 Western and Central Himalayas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Pullaiah T. et al (Editors)
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 13: 978-1-77188-5
- Description
-
].
The fruit is used to treat heart disorders, gynecological disorders and retention of the menses[
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.
,
2037- Title
- A cross-cultural analysis of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (India) medicinal plant use
- Publication
- J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;155:925-86.
- Author
- Gairola S. et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.029
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The leaves are used to treat heart diseases, chest congestion and coughs[
2037- Title
- A cross-cultural analysis of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (India) medicinal plant use
- Publication
- J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;155:925-86.
- Author
- Gairola S. et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.029
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
], and for healing wounds[
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.
].
The roots are used to treat heart diseases, chest congestion, coughs and fevers[
1977- Title
- Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ghimire S.K. et al
- Publisher
- WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-99946-837-9-6
- Description
-
,
2037- Title
- A cross-cultural analysis of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (India) medicinal plant use
- Publication
- J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;155:925-86.
- Author
- Gairola S. et al
- Website
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.029
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
],
The plant contains several medicinally active compounds inclusing lignan and phenylpropanoid glycosides, which have shown strong antitumour activity[
1977- Title
- Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ghimire S.K. et al
- Publisher
- WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-99946-837-9-6
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
