INDIAN 

 MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



N. 0. RANUNCULACEiE. 



1. Clematis Nepaulensis, D.C. h.f.brj., i. 2. 



Syn. : — C. montana, Don. 



Vem. : — Pawanne, birri, wandak. (Pb.) Ghantiali (Kumaon). 



Habitat: — Temperate Himalaya, from Garhwal to Bhotan. 



A slender, nearly glabrous climber. Leaves ternately 

 divided, common petiole 1-1 J in. Leaflets 1-2 in. elliptic — lanceo- 

 late, sometimes very narrow, entire, toothed or 3-lobed, 

 3-nerved ; lateral oblique, half as long as, or shorter than, the 

 terminal leaflet or lobe which is 2-3 by -§--| in. Flowers many, 

 pedicels 1-2 in. long with 2 hyaline bracts joined into a cup, 

 pubescent above the cup. Bud sessile in the cup. Sepals 4, 

 erect, cream-coloured, oblong, silky outside. Filaments gla- 

 brous, tapering from a broad flat base ; anthers short. Achenes 

 flat, margined, hairy; style 1J in. long, long in fruit. 



Parts used : — The leaves. 



Medicinal Properties and Uses : — In Kanawar, the leaves 

 are said to act deleteriously on the skin. (Stewart). 



The leaves and stems, since they contain an acrid prin- 

 ciple which acts deleteriously on the skin, may be used for 

 purposes of vesication. 



