Plant Details

Accepted name:: Swertia petiolata D.Don [Gentianaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
brama	Other	Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014)
chirata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
plamas	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Stem, Whole plant, Roots		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Root, Leaves		Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Swertia lahulensis A.Kern. Ber. Naturwiss.-Med. Vereins Innsbruck 1: 100 (1870).
Swertia petiolata var. lahulensis (A.Kern.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 128 (1883).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Swertia petiolata D. Don	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Swertia petiolata D. Don.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Swertia petiolata D.Don	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Swertia petiolata Don	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Swertia petiolata Royle	Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014)

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