Flemingia vestita
Uses
India (Himalayan region): tubers collected for emergency. The tuber is also reported cultivated and sold in markets, in Meghalaya State. Ethnomedical use: an extract of the tuber has antihelmintic properties.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Roxburg ex W.T. Aiton [Benth?]
- Vernaculars:
- (Khasi: Soh-phlang
- Misc:
- http://www.niscair.res.in/sciencecommunication/ResearchJournals/rejour/ijtk/Fulltextsearch/2006/July%202006/IJTK-Vol%205(3)-July%202006-pp%20342-347.htm, http://www.google.com/search?q=flemingia+vestita+tuber&hl=en&gbv=2&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=heRwVIuKLoKrogTX34EY&ved=0CAQQ_AU