Wildlife & Flora
Frilly Bergenia
Frilly Bergenia (Bergenia ciliata) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Chhomrong.
- Scientific name
- Bergenia ciliata
- Local name
- Paasaanved
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
These flowers can be found either in white, pinkish or purple in dense clusters borne on leafless stems. It is most easily distinguished by the its large rounded basal leaves with entire bristly margins. The root is bitter but bitter tasting plants are often very useful and this one is no exception. The roots are useful in curing piles, tumors, urinary discharges, heart diseases and diseases of bladder and lungs. It is also used as tonic in fever, diarrhea, cough and dysentery.
