INDIAN 
MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
N. 0. RANONCULACEM 
1. Clematis Nepaulensis, D.C. h.f.br.i., i. 2. 
S; /n. : — 0. montana, Don. 
Vem. Pawanne, birri, wandak. (Pb.) Gliantiali (Kumaon). 
Habitat : — Temperate Himalaya, from Garhwal to Bliotan. 
A slender, nearly glabrous climber. Leaves terriately 
divided, common petiole 1-l^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. Floxcers 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. Aehenes 
flat, margined, hairy; style 1£ in. long, long in fruit. 
Farts 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. 
