Tetrataenium nepalense
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =
| genus = Tetrataenium
| species = nepalense
| authority = (D. Don) Manden
| synonyms = {{Species list
|Heracleum nepalense|D. Don.
|Heracleum nepalense var. bivittatum|C.B. Clarke
}}
}}
Tetrataenium nepalense is a flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae.{{Cite web|title=Tetrataenium nepalense (D.Don) Manden. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849312-1|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Plants of the World Online|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242325028|title=Heracleum nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org|access-date=2018-09-19}} The species is called Nepal cowparsnip in the book on Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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|date=September 2018}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/3588601|title=Note on Heracleum nepalense|last1=Mole|first1=Mute}}