Description

Megacarpaea delavayi (Brassicaceae), a plant found the high mountains of southwest China at high altitudes (3000–4800 m), is used as a vegetable or medicine. It has been collected as a wild vegetable and medicine for years by the local inhabitants in the high-altitude regions. The dried plants of M. delavayi are used to treat dysentery, lung cough, and disordered indigestion by Bai and Tibetan people.