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''Bistorta macrophylla'' is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Bistorta'' native to mountain regions of West China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Tibet, Yunnan), Pakistan, Bhutan, North (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and West India (Western Ghats) and Nepal. In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food.〔Ethnobotanical studies in Central Nepal: The preservation of plant-foods. N.K Bhattarai, Contribution to Nepalese studies, CNAS, Tribhuvan University, July 1991, Vol. 18, No. 2 ((article ))〕 In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds.〔Worth of Traditional Herbal System of Medicine for Curing Ailments Prevalent Across the Mountain Region of Uttarakhand, India. Prakash Chandra Phondani, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2011, 01 (09), pages 81-86 ((article ))〕 The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems.〔Current Concepts In Botany. K. G. Mukerji and C. Manoharachary, 2006 ((book ))〕 Vernacular names: * English: red knotweed or large leaved knotweed * Chinese: 圆穗拳参 yuan sui quan shen * Nepali: Dalle ghans, Dalle jhar〔 * India: Kukhri,〔 Chhota ninayin, Kande-re-ninai〔 (-)-Epicatechin-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 1-(3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 4,5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone, (-)-epicatechin, chlorogenic acid and gallic acid can be found in the species. == See also == * ''Persicaria bistorta'', a similar looking species described in Europe, that may be synonymous to ''B. macrophylla'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bistorta macrophylla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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