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Food- Young leaves cooked and eaten as spinach. Medicinal- Used in traditional Chinese medicine as the root is antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antifungal, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, laxative and vermifuge
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
Temperate biome, at altitude of 1500-3000m.
Perennial herb
Erect, often branched stem that is cylindrical and smooth or slightly ribbed.
Elliptical, with a papery texture.
Small, white, clustered in raceme inflorescences.
Small, fleshy berries that ripen from green to purplish-black, containing red juice and small seeds.
Flowerin:June-September.