Clematis montana, Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Family: Ranunculaceae
English: Himalayan Clematis, Anemone clematis, Indian virgin's bower
Danish: Bjerg-Skovranke
Hindi: garol, geor bel, kanguli, kaunibai, kaunie-bali
Hungarian: Hegyi iszalag
Chinese: 大花绣球藤 
Finnish: Vuorikärhö
German: Berg-Waldrebe
Russian: Ломонос горный
Polish: Powojnik górski
Swedish: Bergklematis

Description: Vines woody. Branches terete, often shallowly 4--10-grooved, puberulous, glabrescent. Leaves ternate; petiole 2.5--9 cm; leaflet blades ovate, rhombic-ovate, or elliptic, 1.8--7(--14) × 1--5 cm, papery to herbaceous, undivided or 3-lobed, both surfaces sparsely puberulous, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin sparsely dentate or occasionally entire, apex acuminate or acuminate; basal veins abaxially nearly flat. Flowers (1 or)2--4(--6) borne together with several leaves from axillary buds of old branches, 1.5--11 cm in diam. Pedicel 1--20 cm, sparsely puberulous. Sepals 4, white or sometimes tinged pink, spreading, obovate to oblong-obovate, (0.7--)1.3--6.5 × (0.3--)1--2.5 (--3.5) cm, abaxially puberulous, adaxially glabrous, apex rounded to rarely emarginate or short acuminate. Stamens 6--18 mm, glabrous; anthers narrowly oblong, sometimes linear, (1.5--)2--3(--4) mm, apex obtuse to minutely apiculate. Ovaries glabrous, rarely puberulous. Style 0.5--1 cm, densely villous. Achenes ovate to rhombic-ovate, 4--5 × 3--4 mm, glabrous, rarely appressed puberulous; persistent style 2--6(--7) cm, plumose. Fl. Apr--Sep, fr. Jul--Sep.

Roots  for  skin  diseases  and  itching.  Leaves  decoction  in cold and fever; leaves skin irritant, blistering. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

Urinary pain, menstruation disorder; diuretic, improves blood circulation [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values]

21 Published articles of Clematis montana
1.    Conformational study reveals amino acid residues essential for hemagglutinating and anti-proliferative activities of Clematis montana lectin
Lu, Bangmin; Zhang, Bin; Qi, Wei; et al.
ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA  Volume: 46   Issue: 11   Pages: 923-934   Published: NOV 2014

2.    Aberrant Male Meiosis, Pollen Sterility and Variable Sized Pollen Grains in Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. ex DC. from Dalhousie hills, Himachal Pradesh
Singhal, Vijay Kumar; Kaur, Shubhpreet; Kumar, Puneet
CYTOLOGIA  Volume: 75   Issue: 1   Pages: 31-36   Published: MAR 2010

3.    川木通的化学成分及鉴别研究
Chemical Constituents and Identification of the Caules of Clematis armandii Franch. and Clematis montana Buch.-Ham
刘晶晶; 陈幸; 魏志奇; et al.
Liu Jingjing; Chen Xing; Wei Zhiqi; et al.
天然产物研究与开发  Volume: 22   Issue: 6   Pages: 998-1000   Article Number: 1001-6880(2010)22:6<998:cmtdhx>2.0.TX;2-#   Published: 2010
Natural Product R & D  Volume: 22   Issue: 6   Pages: 998-1000   Article Number: 1001-6880(2010)22:6<998:cmtdhx>2.0.TX;2-#   Published: 2010

4.    Clematis montana lectin, a novel mannose-binding lectin from traditional Chinese medicine with antiviral and apoptosis-inducing activities
Peng, Hao; Lv, Hui; Wang, Ying; et al.
PEPTIDES  Volume: 30   Issue: 10   Pages: 1805-1815   Published: OCT 2009

5.    化学修饰对川木通凝集素活性及构象的影响
Effects of chemical modification on the hemagglutination activity and conformation of Clematis montana Buch.-Ham lectin
刘艳红; 张擘; 张帆; et al.
LIU Yan-Hong; ZHANG Bo; ZHANG Fan; et al.
四川大学学报. 自然科学版  Volume: 46   Issue: 1   Pages: 217-222   Article Number: 0490-6756(2009)46:1<217:hxxsdc>2.0.TX;2-4   Published: 2009
Journal of Sichuan University. Natural Science Edition  Volume: 46   Issue: 1   Pages: 217-222   Article Number: 0490-6756(2009)46:1<217:hxxsdc>2.0.TX;2-4   Published: 2009

6.    高效液相色谱法测定川木通中豆甾醇的含量
Determination of Stigmasterol in Clematis armandii Franch. and Clematis montana Buch.-Ham. by HPLC
魏志奇; 陈幸; 李彬; et al.
WEI Zhi-qi; CHEN Xing; LI Bin; et al.
时珍国医国药  Volume: 20   Issue: 3   Pages: 574-575   Article Number: 1008-0805(2009)20:3<574:gxyxsp>2.0.TX;2-U   Published: 2009
Lishizhen Medicine and Materia Medica Research  Volume: 20   Issue: 3   Pages: 574-575   Article Number: 1008-0805(2009)20:3<574:gxyxsp>2.0.TX;2-U   Published: 2009

7.    Effects of chemical modification on the hemagglutination activity and conformation of Clematis montana Buch. -Ham lectin
Liu Yan-Hong; Zhang Bo; Zhang Fan; et al.
Sichuan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexueban)  Volume: 46   Issue: 1   Pages: 217-222   Published: JAN 2009

8.    Chemical constituents of Clematis montana
Song Cheng-Zhi; Wang Yue-Hu; Hua Yan; et al.
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines  Volume: 6   Issue: 2   Pages: 116-119   Published: MAR 2008

9.    New triterpene glycosides of Clematis montana and their cytotoxic activities
Jangwan, J. S.; Dobhal, Mancesha
JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  Volume: 85   Issue: 3   Pages: 313-316   Published: MAR 2008

10.    Clemontanoside-E, a new saponin from Clematis montana
Thapliyal, R. P.; Bahuguna, R. P.
International Journal of Pharmacognosy  Volume: 32   Issue: 4   Pages: 373-377   Published: 1994

11.    AN OLEANOLIC ACID-BASED BISGLYCOSIDE FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA ROOTS
THAPLIYAL, RP; BAHUGUNA, RP
PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 34   Issue: 3   Pages: 861-862   Published: OCT 1993

12.    CLEMONTANOSIDE-C, A SAPONIN FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA
THAPLIYAL, RP; BAHUGUNA, RP
PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 33   Issue: 3   Pages: 671-673   Published: JUN 1993

13.    Constituents of Clematis montana
Thapliyal, R. P.; Bahuguna, R. P.
Fitoterapia  Volume: 64   Issue: 5   Pages: 472   Published: 1993

14.    Clematis montana.
Clematis montana.
Fortgens, G.; Laar, H. J. van de
Dendroflora  Issue: 29   Pages: 6-18   Published: 1992

15.    Vegetable origin antiinflammatory and analgesic medicine|consists of clematis vitalba purified material associated with arnica montana fluid extract
Patent Number: RO99921-A
Patent Assignee: MIN APARARII NAT

16.    CLIMONTANOSIDE B A NEW SAPONIN FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA
JANGWAN J S; BAHUGUNA R P
International Journal of Crude Drug Research  Volume: 28   Issue: 1   Pages: 39-42   Published: 1990

17.    SAPONINS FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA
BAHUGUNA R P; THAPLIYAL R P; MURAKAMI N; et al.
International Journal of Crude Drug Research  Volume: 28   Issue: 2   Pages: 125-127   Published: 1990

18.    SAPONINS FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA
BAHUGUNA R P; THAPLIYAL R P; MURAKAMI N; et al.
International Journal of Crude Drug Research  Volume: 28   Issue: 2   Pages: 125-127   Published: 1990

19.    CONSTITUENTS OF CLEMATIS-MONTANA
JANGWAN J S; BAHUGUNA R P
Fitoterapia  Volume: 60   Issue: 5   Pages: 477   Published: 1989

20.    CLEMONTANOSIDE-A, A BISGLYCOSIDE FROM CLEMATIS-MONTANA
BAHUGUNA, RP; JANGWAN, JS; KAIYA, T; et al.
PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 28   Issue: 9   Pages: 2511-2513   Published: 1989

21.    New or uncommon plant diseases and pests. Elachiptera cornuta damaging Gladiolus
SHAW, M. W.
PLANT PATHOL  Volume: 8   Issue: (4)   Pages: 151   Published: 1959