Scientific Name Didymocarpus albicalyx C.B. Clarke
Family Gesneriaceae.
Used Part Dried leaves
Distribution Area In eastern Himalayan region of Nepal
Common Uses . Cure of stones of kidney and bladder.
Therapeutic uses on Disease or Syndrome: Stones of kidney and bladder
Frequency Common
Similar crude drugs Shila pushpa (Didymocarpus pedicellata R. Br.) It occurs in the sub-tropical western Himalayas from Chamba to Kumaon at altitudes of 2,500-5,500 ft. The dry leaves have a characteristic spicy odour and appear dusted with reddish colouring matter. They are used in indigenous medicine as a cure for stones in kidney and bladder. Besides this two other species are reported (1) D. podocarpa C.B. Clarke A small herb, found in Sikkim Himalayas. The petroleum ether- extract of the plant contains aurentiacin. and (2) D. aromatica (Kumkuma) Wall. a succulent aromatic herb found in Nepal and Kumaon. Besides this Bergenia ciliata (Haw.)Sternb. forma ligulata Yeo. Syn. B. ligulata (Wall.)Engl.,and Saxifraga ligulata Wall. of family Saifragaceae yield similar drug Paashaanbheda.