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Swertia

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Noun1.Swertia - genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa
genus Swertia
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Gentianaceae, gentian family, Gentianaceae - chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
marsh felwort, Swertia perennia - perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers
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Other medicinal and aromatic plants commonly found in Nepal include swertia (Chiraito), Malabar nut (Asuro), jimbu, rudrachhe, cardamom, Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), rauvolfia root (sarpagandga), Picrocarpus santalinus Linn (Ractachandan), Taxus baccata (Lothsalla), tejpat (Indian bay leaf), Butea frondasa (Amala), and Acacia calechu (Khair), and possess high commercial value.
Management of eight 'Ja' for economic development of Nepal by Poudel, Durga D. / Journal of Comparative International Management
jatamansi only reflects the high levels of commercial exploitation that still occurs with other Himalayan herbs like Aconitum ferox, Picrorhiza kurrooa and Swertia chirata.
Unethical use of rare and threatened plant and animal products in the ... by Burfield, Tony / Endangered Species Update
potent hypoglycemic agent in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats from Swertia japonica.
Hypoglycemic effects of the wood of Taxus yunnanensis on ... by Banskota, A.H.; Nguyen, N.T.; Tezuka, Y.; Nobukawa, T.; Kadota, S. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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