Dang seng
Campanula pallida

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The roots are carrot shaped. The stems are 60 cm tall. The lower leaves have winged leaf stalks and the upper leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves are 1-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There can be teeth along the edges. The flowers hang down and are purple or blue.

It is used as medicine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on grassy slopes between 1,000-1,400 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Afghanistan, Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Tibet

How it is used for food

Dried roots are sold in Chinese shops in Australia.

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Gaanobuti, Nepali bikh, Xi nan feng ling cao

Synonyms

Campanula colorata Wall.;