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Ephedra gerardiana |
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Gnetaceae |
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Somalata, Soma (Sanskrit), Chhe, Buchchur (Lahaul and Spiti), Chhe (Ladakh), Tsepatt (Zanskar) and tse-dhoom (Tibet) |
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Somalata |
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Ephedra gerardiana is a slow growing, rigid, tufted herb, 30-60 cm tall with numerous densely clustered, erect, slender, fluted, green, jointed branches arising from a branched, woody base in whorls. The plant has several... |
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Fagopyrum esculentum |
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Polygonaceae |
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Buckwheat, Ogla, Kathu |
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Data not available |
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Fagopyrum esculentum (common buckwheat) is a member of Polygonaceae. The three-sided achenes resemble miniature nuts from the beech tree (Fagus), which has led to the German name "buchweizen" (beech-wheat) which... |
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Gaultheria trichophylla |
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Ericaceae |
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Data not available |
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Data not available |
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An elegant small plant, growing well in sandy peat and leaf-soil. The leaves are very small and numerously produced on the sub-prostrate branches and are hairy at the margin. The pink flowers are succeeded in... |
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Gentiana kurroo |
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Gentianaceae |
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Indian Gentian, Karu, Kaur, Tryamana, Pakhanbed, Nilkant |
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Kutki, Karu |
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Gentiana is a large genus of plants with great aesthetic value and are part of the family Gentianaceae consisting of about 300 species. The genus is widely distributed throughout the temperate and mountainous regions of Europe,... |
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Geranium pratense |
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Geraniaceae |
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Meadow Cranesbill, Palto (Ladakh) |
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Geranium oil |
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Geranium pratense, a high altitude member of the family Geraniaceae and grows in meadows and roadsides ranging from Europe to the Himalayas in north Asia. It is a native of Europe. The plant has... |
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Hedychium spicatum |
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Zingiberaceae |
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Van-Haldi, Sati, Kapoor kachri, Karchura (Sanskrit) |
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Kapoor kachri |
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Hedychium spicatum belongs to the same family as ginger and turmeric and has been extensively used in traditional medicine systems for the treatment of diseases ranging from asthma to indigestion. The entire genus is native to... |
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Heracleum candicans |
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Umbelliferae/Apiaceae |
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Himalayan Hogweed/Hogweed, Tookar, Tookar toona, Ngonboo Mo (Spiti), Swas (Lahaul), Patrala (Uttaranchal) |
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Padra, Patrala |
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Heracleum candicans is a stout herbaceous member of the family Apiaceae and is generally found in Pakistan to South China in the temperate to alpine zone. In India, it is found in the high altitude Himalayan areas of Ladakh,... |
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Hippophae rhamnoides |
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Eleagnaceae |
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Common sea buckthorn, Leh Berry, Amesh, khatai (Joshimath), Tarbu (Lahaul), Dhurchuk (Hindi), Tseta lulu (Ladakh), Chharma, Tir guk (Spiti) |
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Sea buckthorn |
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The plant is more famously known as sea buckthorn or Leh berry. The species grows widely in Asia and Europe and is commercially grown in China, Russia, Nepal and Pakistan. It is also a soil binder species and is... |
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Humulus lupulus |
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Moraceae |
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Common Hop, Hop, Hops (Lahaul) |
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Hops |
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Humulus lupus is a species that belongs to the family Cannabaceae and genus Humulus, which is a dicot genus. Cannabaceae has sometimes been included in Moraceae or Utricaceae but now it is recognized as a distinct... |
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