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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.
1. Black variety: A. mariae var. tibetica (Sga tig nag po)
2. Brown variety: A. aizoon var. coccinea, A. sarmentosa, A. strigillosa (Sga tig smug po)
Other varieties used (without differentiation) include A. bulleyana, A. spinulifera, A. sempervivoides
Parts used:
Whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Androsace spp.
1. Black variety: A. mariae var. tibetica (Sga tig nag po)
2. Brown variety: A. aizoon var. coccinea, A. sarmentosa, A. strigillosa (Sga tig smug po)
Other varieties used (without differentiation) include A. bulleyana, A. spinulifera, A. sempervivoides
Parts used:
Whole plant
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
-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:
9–15 grams in Decoction (TCM)
SUBSTITUTES:
Other plants listed as sources for Sga tig include:
1. Primula genestieriana
2. Swertia chirata
9–15 grams in Decoction (TCM)
SUBSTITUTES:
Other plants listed as sources for Sga tig include:
1. Primula genestieriana
2. Swertia chirata
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: