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Androsace, Sga tig སྒ་ཏིག
Rock Jasmine
Sga tig (Tibetan Medicine)
Dian Di Mei (A. aizoon, TCM)
Sga tig (Tibetan Medicine)
Dian Di Mei (A. aizoon, TCM)
Androsace sarmentosa
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 102 (1876)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 102 (1876)
Botanical name:
Androsace spp.
Parts used:
Whole herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Androsace spp.
- Sga tig nag po (Black variety): A. mariae var. tibetica
- Sga tig smug po (Brown variety): A. aizoon var. coccinea, A. sarmentosa, A. strigillosa
Parts used:
Whole herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Fever
-swollen, sore throat (TCM)
-heat disease with shivering, swelling, headache and bitter taste (lhog pa)
2. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-Edema; obstruction of the Urinary tract
-Ascites
-disorders of Lymph
-Jaundice; yellowing of eyes and skin, dark urine
3. Moves the Blood, Resolves Swelling:
-Trauma, Wounds (TCM, Tibetan)
-Sudden Swellings, Tumors (Tibetan)
4. Externally:
-tearing and itching of the Eyes (as eye drops)
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams (TCM)
Substitutes:
1. Primula genestieriana
2. Swertia chirata
Decoction: 9–15 grams (TCM)
Substitutes:
1. Primula genestieriana
2. Swertia chirata
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: