Family: Gesneriaceae
Common name: Stone Flower
Hindi: चरेला Charela, पत्थरफॊड़ी Pattharphori
Sanskrit: शिला पुष्प Shila pushp
Nepali: कुम Kum
Didymocarpus pedicellatus, an element restricted to the Himalayan ranges, is considered as the source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanbhed, a potential herbal for kidney stone and other urinary problems. (Visweswara and Seshadri, 1948; Shah et al; 1972; Bhaskar and Seshadri, 1973; Bhattacharya et al; 1979; Amrit Pal Singh, 2007).
Not much authenticated publications are available on this plant.
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