Bergenia ciliata
Bergenia ciliata is an medically important plant which belongs to family Saxifragaceae & gwors in wild. mostly found in high altitude areas (temperate regions).
Bergenia ciliata
Morphology:
Leaves are suborbicular or broadly obovate, rounded at base and apex, margin finely denticulate & densely ciliata, otherwise glaborous. Flowers are green, lobes acute, denticulate near apex; petals obovate, white tinged pink. Flowering time of Bergenia ciliata is February to April and fruiting time is March to July.
It has many medicinal properties such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic. Bergenia ciliata is used mainly for kidney disorder. Its phytochemical constituents are Gallic acid, Tannic acid, (-)-3-0- Galloylepicatechin, (-)-3-0-Galloylcatechin, (+)-Catechin, Gallicin.
Regional Names:
In Sanskrit: Pashanbheda; In Hindi: Pakhenbhed; In Nepal: Pakanabadha; In Sinhal: Pahanabeya; In Japanese: Yukinoshita; In German: Steinbrech; In Unani: Mukha; In Arabian: Junteyenah; In Persian Gashah; In Gujrati: Pashanbheda; In Assam: Patharkuchi; In Kannada: Alepgaya, Pahanbhedi, Hittaga, Pasanaberu, Hittulaka; In Kashmir: Pashanbhed; In Marathi: Pashanbheda; In Oriya: Pasanbhedi, Pashanabheda; Tamil: Sirupilai; Punjabi: Kachalu, Pashanbhed; In Telugu: Kondapindi; Malayalam: Kallurvanchi, Kallurvanni, Kallorvanchi & In Bhaderwai: Herbaal, In Dhanolti, Uttranchal: Kodiya or Pashanbheda.
Bergenia ciliata
Distribution:
Afghanistan, South Tibet, Bhutan (Phuntsoling district, Deothang district, Ha district and Mongar district. In India: Kumaon, Meghalaya, Lushai hills West Bengal,Darjeeling, Labha, Takdah, Rimbick, Arunachal Pradesh, Kyongnosla, Changu, Karponanag, Lachen to Thongu, Nathang, PrekchuTsokha, Pangolakha-Subaney Dara, Gangtok in sikkim (domesticated) Jammu & Kashmir (Doda & Bhaderwah)
Literature Cited:
Grierson A.J.C., Long D.G. (1987) Flora of Bhutan (Vol. 1, Part 3). Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
Progress Report of the Project (1998 & 2001). Studies on Medicinal Plants of Sikkim. State Council of Science and Technology for Sikkim.
Britton G., (1965) Haslam E. J.Chem .Soc. 17: ; 26-27.
Chauhan, R., Ruby K. and Dwivedi J. (2012). Bergenia ciliata mine of medicinal properties: A review Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 15(2): 20-23.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergenia_ciliatan.
