Ferula jaeschkeana

Botanical Description

Ferula jaeschkeana is a monocarpic perennial plant growing from a stout taproot. It produces a solitary, robust, thick stem, growing around 100 - 200cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is considered to be an important medicinal plant in the Himalayas, where it is often harvested in large quantities from the wild for local use and for trade. The unscrupulous collection of the roots of the plant from the wild for ethnic preparations and for local trade purposes, has resulted in the depletion of the plant's natural populations and has placed the plant under an endangered category in the wild.. The plant is also destructively collected and used as fodder and firewood in different parts of the Himalayas, which again foster its depletion from the wild[ 2235 Title Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Ferula jaeschkeana Vatke: a threatened medicinal herb Publication Vegetos https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-020-00154-1 Author Sharma R.K. & Khajuria A.K. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-020-00154-1 Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description ].