Bergenia stracheyi
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Bergenia stracheyi is a plant species in the genus Bergenia
Bergenia
Bergenia is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region...

found in the Western Himalayas, from 2700-4700 m, Afghanistan and Tadzhikistan.

Bergenin
Bergenin
Bergenin alias Cuscutin is trihydroxybenzoic acid glycoside. It is the C-glycoside of 4-O-methyl gallic acid. It possesses an O-demethylated derivative called norbergenin. These are chemical compounds and drugs of Ayurveda, commonly known as Paashaanbhed...

 and norbergenin
Norbergenin
Norbergenin is a chemical compound. It is the O-demethylated derivative of bergenin. It can be isolated from rhizomes of Bergenia stracheyi....

are chemical compounds that can be isolated from rhizomes of B. stracheyi.
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