Fabaceae FAMILY

Hedysarum sikkimense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hedysarum sikkimense is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of ascending to erect stems 5 - 100cm 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. ]. This is one of several Hedysarum species that have a long history of medicinal use in Chinese traditional medicine. It is harvested from the wild and traded in local markets.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, eastern Nepal, India (Sikkim), Bhutan

HabitatAlpine gravelly areas, alpine meadows, forests; at elevations from 3,100 - 4.500 metres[ 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. ].