Bergenin, catechin, gallic acid,[5]gallicin, catechin-7-O-glucoside and β-sitosterol can be found in B. ciliata. It is known for its use in Ayurveda and other medicinal properties. It is mainly found on rocks and it grows in the month of February and March. It is a highly cited medicinal plant in the Himalayan state of Sikkim located in Northeastern India.[6]
The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine and sometimes also for food.
Bergania ciliata growing on the trail to Kareri lake in Himachal Pradesh, India
^Simultaneous quantification of bergenin, catechin, and gallic acid from Bergenia ciliata and Bergenia ligulata by using thin-layer chromatography. K. Dhalwal, V.M. Shinde, Y.S. Biradar and K.R. Mahadik, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 21, Issue 6, September 2008, pp. 496-500, doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2008.02.008
^O'Neill, Alexander; et al. (2017-03-29). "Integrating ethnobiological knowledge into biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Himalayas". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (21): 21. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0148-9. PMC5372287. PMID 28356115.
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It is widely used in the treatment of dysuria, cystisis, crystalluria and renal failure, vertigo and headache.
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