Tetrataenium nepalense

Tetrataenium nepalense is a flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae.^[2][3] The species is called Nepal cowparsnip in the book on Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Tetrataenium nepalense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Tetrataenium
Species:	T. nepalense
Binomial name
Tetrataenium nepalense (D. Don) Manden
Synonyms[1]
Heracleum nepalense D. Don. Heracleum nepalense var. bivittatum C.B. Clarke

Uses

The species is common in the Sikkim and Darjeeling districts of India. Called chimphing in the Nepali language, it is considered medicinal for stomach ailments and its seeds are ground with tomato and taken as a relish, especially with boiled vegetables.^{[citation needed] [4]}