Maharanga bicolor
(Wall. ex G.Don) DC.
Boraginaceae
Onosma bicolor Wall. ex G.Don
Common Name:
General Information
Maharanga bicolor is a herbaceous biennial to perennial plant producing 0ne to several, erect to ascending, slender, unbranched stems; it can grow around 20 - 35cm tall[
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.
,
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
The plant is harvested from the wid for local use as a medicine and hair tonic.
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 of Nepal, northeast India, Tibet
Habitat
Open fields, rocky slopes, steppe; at elevations from 2,000 - 3,000 metres in Nepal[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Biennial/Perennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The root juice, mixed with mustard oil, is put on the ear to treat ear pain[
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
The juice of the rhizome is used as a hair tonic[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
The root extract is mixed with oil and the mixture is applied to colour hair[
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
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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