''Equisetum ramosissimum'' var. ''huegelii'', with
synonyms
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including ''Equisetum debile'' and ''Equisetum huegelii'', is a variety of ''
Equisetum ramosissimum'', a plant in the family
Equisetaceae
Equisetaceae, sometimes called the horsetail family, is the only extant family of the order Equisetales, with one surviving genus, ''Equisetum'', which comprises about twenty species.
Evolution and systematics
Equisetaceae is the only survivin ...
, found in parts of tropical Asia and China.
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It is locally known as ne, सिमे झार, , translit=sime jhar and ''translit.'' in Nepal.]
Description
''Equisetum ramosissimum'' var. ''huegelii'' is a spore-bearing herb with erect, cylindrical, and hollow stems. Branches are long, slender, two or three in whorl, ribbed, nodes encircled by a tight sheath of connate scale like leaves. It has oblong strobilus at the end of branches.
Phenology and reproduction
''Equisetum ramosissimum'' var. ''huegelii'' vegetatively propagates by the splitting of rhizome. Spore formation occurs in June to July.
Ecology and distribution
''Equisetum ramosissimum'' var. ''huegelii'' is distributed in South East Asia, Southern China, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In Nepal, it is found in moist places of the country at 2600 m.
Uses
''Equisetum ramosissimum'' var. ''huegelii'' is used in traditional medicine
Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the ...
in Nepal. It is applied to treat burns, scabies, malarial fever, gonorrhea, dislocated bones, and liver and chest complaints.
References
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ramosissimum var. huegelii