It requires a sheltered spot in full or partial shade. It is easy to look after saxifrage and related plants. The plants database includes the following 1 subspecies of saxifraga paniculata. This page was last edited on 14 february 2020, at 07. The phytochemical studies have shown the presence of many secondary metabolites belonging to coumarins, flavonoids, benzenoids, lactone. Genus saxifraga can be annuals, biennials, evergreen or herbaceous perennials, mostly matforming in habit, with simple or palmately lobed leaves and starry or rounded flowers which may be solitary of in panicles or cymes. They bloom from april to june depending on your location, producing wiry stems 1020 cm topped with a few, small saucershaped white, pink or red flowers. Pdf multi faceted saxifraga ligulata priyanka goswami.
Saxifraga ligulata is being widely accepted under this name. Plants profile for saxifraga paniculata white mountain. This selection is good choice for the partially shaded rock garden or in alpine troughs and other containers. The mossy varieties are in the section of saxifraga called hypnoides. It is plant is sometimes treated as a form of bergenia ciliata. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Common names include alpine saxifrage, encrusted saxifrage, lifelong saxifrage, limeencrusted saxifrage, livelong saxifrage, white.
The rhizomes of these plants are used in the indigenous system of medicines. These are mostly white in the case of the ones i grew, but they range from white to pink or red in many species. Saxifraga genus is native to eurasia, north america, and the andes mountains in south america. Molecular phylogenetics, morphology and a revised classification of the complex genus saxifraga saxifragaceae pdf. The plants should be spaced at 10 cm small, 25 cm medium or 40 cm large saxifraga varieties apart. Aarons beard, mother of thousands, 2 roving sailor, wandering jew, 2 and strawberry begonia or strawberry geranium 2 it is neither a begonia. Abstract saxifraga ligulata belongs to family saxifragaceae, is an accepted source of ayurvedic medicine pashanabheda. Bergenia herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Herbaceous when grown outdoors, it is hardy down to 0 c 32 f but does not survive prolonged freezing temperatures. Requires a more open and light spot on well drained soil for it dislikes wet roots. This page was last edited on 10 january 2016, at 08.
Marsh saxifrage micranthes pensylvanica grows in bogs, and lettuceleaf saxifrage m. Plant profile for saxifraga peter pan mossy saxifrage. The plant saxifraga ligulata, wellknown as pashanbheda in the indigenous system of medicine has a number of therapeutic benefits. A juice or powder of the whole plant is used to treat urinary troubles in nepal. Propagation of porophyllum and ligulate saxifrages forum. The plant bergenia ligulata showed in vitro, in vivo animals study for the activity of calcium oxalate monohydrate growth inhibition, decreases. The red in the stems make a good contrast with the fresh yellow of the flowers. The touran series is a recent introduction from syngenta and offers a nice compact habit combined with an abundance of flowers. This family contains 440 species of holarctic perennial plants. Saxifraga caespitosa is a native newfoundland mossy that features in the modern hybrids. Buchholz and buchholz nursery is a wholesale nursery in gaston, oregon offering only the finest plants from the best corners of the world.
Saxifraga ligulata bergenia ligulata is used in formulation of herbal composition. It is an important medicinal plant of temperate himalaya between. How bergenia is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Eight species of saxifraga are endemic to north america. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. The plant list includes a further 529 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus saxifraga. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about saxifraga, robertsoniana saxifrage, variegated london pride saxifraga urbium aureopunctata supplied by member gardeners in the pl. Saxifraga arendsii is a coolseason alpine perennial that provides an abundance of bloom in the early spring.
Saxifraga stolonifera is a perennial flowering plant known by several common names, including creeping saxifrage, strawberry saxifrage, creeping rockfoil, as well as the quite ambiguous why. Four compounds have been isolated from the bergenia ligulata rhizomes. Burnet saxifrage health benefits and medicinal uses. Bergenia ligulata paashaanbhed, prashanbheda, and other spellings in ayurveda traditional indian medicine is a plant belonging to the family saxifragaceae and the genus bergenia. The family saxifragaceae illustrates the entire range of adaptation to different moisture conditions. Saxifraga x urbium london pride is one worth looking for.
Assessment of antimicrobial activity from saxifraga ligulata. Uses of pashanabheda the paste of the root of the plant berginia ligulata is applied over localized swelling and wounds for treatment. A popular garden flower, saxifraga stolonifera has attractive white blossoms with distinctive pointed petals and bright yellow ovary. Saxifraga stolonifera 5 creeping saxifragerhs gardening. Saxifraga synonyms, saxifraga pronunciation, saxifraga translation, english dictionary definition of saxifraga. The plants database includes the following 72 species of saxifraga. Bergenia is most closely related to mukdenia and oresitrophe. They bloom from april to june depending on your location, producing wiry stems 1020 cm topped with a. The rhizome of the plant bergenia ligulata contains bergenin, gallic acid, starch, glucose, tannins, mucilage and wax. Names of bergenia in various languages of the world are also given. Saxifraga ligulata belongs to family saxifragaceae, is an accepted source of ayurvedic medicine pashanabheda. Allendale epic ferdinandicoburgi x wendelboi bit slow growing but very nice saxifraga.
Being evergreen, the mossy saxifrages look attractive yearround. Saxifraga prefer a well drained position in sun to part shade. Assessment of antimicrobial activity from saxifraga ligulata article pdf available in phytomorphology. Generally slowgrowing, longlived plants forming hard mounds with dainty, short stemmed, colourful flowers march to april. Some of them are ashmarihar kashay for kidney stone, mutravirechan kashay, himalaya herbal healthcares cystone to disolves kidney stone, nephrolex and liv 52, baidyanath pathrina, charak pharmaceuticals bombay, calcury, etc. Growing saxifraga from seed is lots of fun even though the plants are tiny, you can see their forms take shape and then the flowers start. George chernilevsky therapeutic uses, benefits and claims of burnet saxifrage the root contains an essential oil up 0. Saxifraga definition of saxifraga by the free dictionary. Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family saxifragaceae, containing about 440 species of. Use of bergenin as an analytical marker for standardization of the.
Pashanbheda or bergenia ligulata is succulent perennial herb that reaches height up to 50 cm. Saxifraga paniculata is an alpine species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, with native distribution in the temperate northern hemisphere. Its composition is usefull for caring the skin around the eyes 3032. Uses, research, side effects pashanabheda bergenia ligulata wall.
It is popularly known as pashanabheda in indian system of medicine. Bergenia ligulata, bergenia ciliata, bergenia stracheyi, bergenia ligulatas are evergreen herb belonging to the family saxifragaceae. Bergenia ligulata is a well known indian drug referred to as pashanbheda or. This plant has been already recognized for its role in dissolving kidney stone.
Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in bergenia. Bergenia ligulata, megasea ciliata, saxifraga ciliata, saxifraga ligulata, saxifraga thysanodes family. Saxifraga in the narrow sense, as adopted here, includes most sections of the traditional genus as well as a majority of the species. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names. Saxifraga 7is the largest genus in family saxifragaceae. This is the only saxifraga in svalbard with purple flowers, and nonflowering plants are also easily distinguished from all other svalbard plants by their opposite, sessile, thick evergreen and more or less triangular leaves with a pore hydathode, seen as a white dot, in the apex. This selection is a good choice for the partially shaded rock garden, wall garden or scree. Bergenia ligulata wall is considered amongst the high valued medicinal herbs and one of the important examples of controversial drugs which is popularly known as paashanbheda meaning to dissolve the stone in indian systems of medicine. Laura sinclair x fallsvillagensis photo by hans meulenbelt.
Saxigrage rockfoil saxifraga arendsii plant life forms. Pashanbhedabergenia ligulata plant is used in preparation of many ayurvedic medicines. Saxifraga is the largest genus in the family saxifragaceae, containing about 440 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. It is usually thought to indicate a medicinal use for treatment of urinary calculi, rather than breaking rocks apart. Saxifraga ligulata is a perennial herb belongs to family saxifragaceae. The plant bergenia ligulata is chief botanical source of pashanbheda drug used in indigenous system of medicine and incorporated in medical. Paashaanolactone from bergenia ligulata sciencedirect. In north america fewer species belong to saxifraga than to micranthes. Propagation of porophyllum and ligulate saxifrages adrian young, who is a noted authority on saxifraga, as well as holding the position of registrar for saxifraga, international cultivar registration authority, waterperry gardens, has given his authorization to post his article below on propagation of porophyllum and ligulate saxifrages. Saxifraga stolonifera is commonly called strawberry begonia or strawberry geranium as plants spread by strawberrylike runners and have begoniageraniumlike leaves. Saxifrages are an enormous group of plants most often grown in rock gardens. It is distributed in the temperate himalaya from kashmir to nepal from 20002700 m and very common in pakistan, central and east asia.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Saxifraga, robertsoniana saxifrage, variegated london pride. Pdf saxifraga ligulata belongs to family saxifragaceae, is an accepted source of ayurvedic medicine pashanabheda. Ideally the soil that they grow in should be gritty or sandy, and both moist and cool. Saxifraga callosa was studied in the alps and showed extensive differentiation g st 0. Saxifraga arendsii touran series greenhouse product news.
Pdf antibacterial and antiinflammatory potential bergenia ligulata. A single introduced species has established itself in the flora area. They need a well drained soil, gritty in good light. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Two new species of saxifraga saxifragaceae from southwestern china pan jintang, mei lijuan, zhang dejun, and chen shilong key laboratory of adaptation and evolution of plateau biota, northwest institute of plateau biology, chinese academy of sciences, xining 88, peoples republic of china. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Saxifraga saxifraga cochlearis scientific classification kingdom.