Scientific Name
Potentilla nepalensis Hook.
Synonyms
Family
Rosaceae
Local Name
Rati Bail
Habit Habitat
A perennial herb, with leafy, erect to spreading stem, up to 20-80cm tall, found in sub-alpine and alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Leaves compound, lower leaves long stalked with 5-leaflets. Leaflets ovate. Upper leaves short stalked with 3-leaflets. Leaflets narrower elliptic. Inflorescence in terminal panicles. Flower actinomorphic, dark crimson to bright rose. Petals round shallowly notched. Fruit an achene, numerous.
Flowering Fruiting
June-September
Harvesting Time
July- October
Medicinal Value
Locally leaves are used for healing burns and root as diuretic.
Parts Used
Leaf and root
Future Prospective
Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Potentilla nepalensis Hook.