Meristem is oblong, 5 mm long and 3 mm wide, with slightly flattened dorsal abdomen, and its main ribs expand into wings with a width of about 1 mm, but the development is uneven; The tubing is obvious, with 3 grooves per edge and 6 commissure surfaces; The ventral surface of endosperm is concave into a groove. Flowering in July and fruiting in August-September.
Distributed in China, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet. Growing in forest margins and shrubs at an altitude of 2000-4000 meters. The type specimens were collected from Qumalai County, Qinghai Province.
Like cool and humid climate, cold-resistant, slightly shade-tolerant. It is suitable for cultivation in sandy loam with deep soil layer, loose soil layer, good drainage and rich humus, but not in low humidity areas.
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Medicinal value: The medicinal part is the root and rhizome of Notopterygium incisum. After impurity removal, washing, moistening, slicing and air drying, it can be taken orally, decocted in soup or taken into pills, and has the functions of dispelling exterior cold, expelling wind and dampness, benefiting joints and relieving pain. The main symptoms are exogenous wind-cold, headache, anhidrosis, mimeographed cold-dampness arthralgia, geomantic edema, sores and swelling.
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