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Artemisia santolinifolia, Phur nag ཕུར་ནག

Phur nag (Tibetan)
Artemisia sacrorum (Russian Wormwood)
J.G. Gmelin, Flora sibirica, vol. 2 (1749)

Botanical name:
Artemisia spp.
Several species have been identified as Phur nag:
  1. A. santolinifolia (syn. A. sacrorum LEDEB var. minor, A. gmelinii auct. non WEB)
  2. A. gmelinii (North-West Tibet)
  3. A. vestita (West Himalayas)
  4. A. sacrorum–Russian Wormwood (West Tibet)

This is one of three varieties of Phur mong in Tibetan classification:
  1. Artemisia santolinifolia–'black' variety (Phur nag)
  2. Artemisia spp. –'white' variety (Phur dkar)
  3. Artemisia multicaulis–'brown' variety (Phur smug)

In Mongolia, a synonymous herb is said to be A. macrocephala (Plantes medicinales de Mongolie, Floristique, 2011)

Parts used:
Herb

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter

Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Epidemic diseases
-Sore Throat, Diptheria
-Rashes, Acne

2. Clears Damp Heat, Reduces Swelling:
-abdominal distention and cramps
-sudden swellings

3. Clears Deficient Heat:
-Diabetic complications
-enhances insulin sensitivity (Overseas Useful Biological Resources II, Cambodia, Mongolia (2015~2016), Korea)

4. Kills Worms:
-Worm infestation
-abdominal cramps associated with Worms


DOSE:
1–3 grams in Powder

SUBSTITUTE:
1. Caryopteris trichosphaera has been listed as an alternate variety.

Main Combinations:
1. Stomach diseases from Phlegm-Heat with poor digestion, Artemisia santolinifolia with Costus, Emblic Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Cardamon, Long Pepper (as in Costus 13)


Major Formulas:
Costus 13 (Tibetan Medicine)

Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used: