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Anemone rivularis, Srub ka སྲུབ་ཀ
River Anemone, Brooklet Anemone
Srub ka (Tibetan)
Hu Zhang Cao (TCM)
Srub ka (Tibetan)
Hu Zhang Cao (TCM)
Anemone rivularis
Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842)
Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842)
Botanical name:
Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana)
Parts used:
Root; whole plant
Root is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter (Cool in Chinese Medicine)
Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana)
Parts used:
Root; whole plant
Root is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter (Cool in Chinese Medicine)
Uses:
1. Benefits the Stomach, Promotes Digestion:
-Weakness of the Stomach; Indigestion
-Stomachache (Tibet, TCM)
-Seed is regarded as restoring digestive heat (Tibet)
2. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-Fever, Colds, Cough
-Epidemic diseases, Mumps; Malaria
-pain and swelling of the Throat (TCM)
-Snake Bite (Seed, Tibet)
-Sores; Abscesses, suppuration
3. Clears Damp, Disperses Swelling, Eases Pain:
-accumulation of serous fluids (Damp); 'yellow water disease'
-damp-heat Jaundice (TCM)
-Edema, fluid swelling
-Wind-Damp pain (TCM)
-Tumors (root, fruit)
4. Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding:
-Wounds, Trauma, Bruising (Tibet, TCM; Root, seed, herb)
5. Externally:
-earache, toothache (Tibet, TCM)
-applied to Wounds
-root paste applied to Headache
DOSE:
In Powder: 1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTES:
Russian sources have listed Clematis hexapetala for Srub ka. This is probably a local substitute used by Tibetans in Russia.
In Powder: 1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTES:
Russian sources have listed Clematis hexapetala for Srub ka. This is probably a local substitute used by Tibetans in Russia.
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: