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Anaphalis, Spra ba སྤྲ་བ
Pearl Everlasting
Spra ba (Tibetan Medicine)
Xuan Ye Xiang Qing (A. contorta, TCM)
Da Huo Cao (A. nepalensis, TCM)
Spra ba (Tibetan Medicine)
Xuan Ye Xiang Qing (A. contorta, TCM)
Da Huo Cao (A. nepalensis, TCM)
Anaphalis contorta
Botanical Register, vol. 7 (1822)
Botanical Register, vol. 7 (1822)
Anaphalis triplinervis
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1824)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1824)
Botanical name:
Anaphalis spp.
Several varieties are known:
1. A. triplinervis (Spra rgod, Greater variety)
2. A.. contorta, A. royleana (Spra g-yung, Lesser variety)
3. A. hancockii (Spra chung, Smaller variety)
Other species named (without variety) include A. nepalensis,
Parts used:
Aerial parts of the herb in Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent
Anaphalis spp.
Several varieties are known:
1. A. triplinervis (Spra rgod, Greater variety)
2. A.. contorta, A. royleana (Spra g-yung, Lesser variety)
3. A. hancockii (Spra chung, Smaller variety)
Other species named (without variety) include A. nepalensis,
Parts used:
Aerial parts of the herb in Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-Epidemic diseases; Common Cold, Influenza
-Toxin and Poison; Mineral and Metal Poisons; Toxic Heat
-Swollen glands; Lymphadenitis; Scrofula
2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-Cough, acute and chronic Bronchitis (some recommend the flower)
-Asthma
3. Settles Wind, Eases Pain:
-Rheumatism
-Hypertension
-Chest pain
4. Moxibustion:
-used for moxibustion in Cold and Wind diseases
5. Externally:
-applied to Cuts and Wounds
-applied to Boils
-insect repellent
DOSE:
3–9 grams in decoction (up to 12 grams)
3–9 grams in decoction (up to 12 grams)
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: