Bergenia ligulata (Paashaanbhed, Prashanbheda, and other spellings in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine) is a plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae and the genus Bergenia. It is plant is sometimes treated as a form of Bergenia ciliata. It is mostly found in temperate regions of the Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan and in the Khasi Hills at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) elevation.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Bergenia |
| Species: | B. ligulata
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Chemical constituents
editBergenia ligulata contains a phenolic compound bergenin,[1][2][3][4] and afzelechin, a type of flavan-3-ol.[5]
References
edit- ^ Umashankar D.C.; Chawla A.S.; Deepak M.; Singh D. & Handa S.S. (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.
- ^ Bahl C.P.; Murari R.; Parthasarathy M.R. & Seshadri T.R. (1974). Indian J. Chem. 12: 1038.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Jain M.K. & Gupta R. (1962). Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 559.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dhalwal, K; Shinde, V.M.; Biradar, Y.S.; Mahadik, K.R. (2008). "Simultaneous quantification of bergenin, catechin, and gallic acid from Bergenia ciliata and Bergenia ligulata by using thin-layer chromatography". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 21 (6): 496. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2008.02.008.
- ^ Reddy, Umashankar D Chandra; Chawla, Amrik S; Deepak, Mundkinajeddu; Singh, Deepa; Handa, Sukhdev S (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.
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