Scientific Name
Filipendula vestita (Wallich ex G. Don) Maxim.
Synonyms
Family
Rosaceae
Local Name
Mastani Buti
Habit Habitat
An erect, leafy, perennial herb, found in damp places of temperate and
sub-alpine zones.
sub-alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Stem finely hairy. Leaves deeply cut in to pinnately lobes. Lateral lobes small, terminal large, palmately 3-5 lobed. Inflorescence terminal, paniculate. Flower in much branched clusters. Flower bisexual, 4-6mm across, creamy white. Sepals ovate, hairy. Petals obovate, white. Fruit an achene.
Flowering Fruiting
July-September
Harvesting Time
August-October
Medicinal Value
Locally it in used in general body pains, headache and fever, also used as wound healer.
Parts Used
Leaf, flower and fruit
Future Prospective
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Filipendula vestita (Wallich ex G. Don) Maxim.