Bergenia stracheyi is a plant species in the genus Bergenia found in the Western Himalayas, from 2700 to 4700 m, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Bergenia |
| Species: | B. stracheyi
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| Bergenia stracheyi | |
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Saxifraga stracheyi Hook.f. & Thorns. | |
Bergenin and norbergenin are chemical compounds that can be isolated from rhizomes of B. stracheyi.[2]
Cultivars
edit- Bergenia stracheyi 'Alba'
- Bergenia stracheyi 'Afghanica'
References
edit- ^ Bergenia stracheyi on www.efloras.org
- ^ Immunomodulatory effect of bergenin and norbergenin against adjuvant-induced arthritis—A flow cytometric study Nighat Nazira, Surrinder Koulb, Mushtaq A. Qurishia, Sachin C. Tanejab, Sheikh F. Ahmadc, Sarang Banic and Ghulam N. Qazi, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 112, Issue 2, 13 June 2007, pp. 401-405, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.023
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