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Codonopsis, Klu bdud rdo rje
Klu bdud rdo rje (C. ovata) (Tibet)
Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM)
Xin Jiang Dang Shen (C. clematidea) (TCM)
C. ovata.
Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842)
Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842)
C. ovata
Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural
history of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere (1839)
Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural
history of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere (1839)
Botanical name:
Codonopsis spp.
Several types are used:
Parts used:
Aerial parts; some say whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
One Tibetan text describes it as 'Hot in taste, Cool in power'.
Codonopsis spp.
Several types are used:
- Klu bdud rdo rje. ཀླུ་བདུད་རྡོ་རྗེ་: C. ovata
- Klu bdud rdo rje nag po ('Black variety') ཀླུ་བདུད་རྡོ་རྗེ་ནག་པོ་: C. nervosa, C. bhutanica, C. thalictrifolia
- Klu bdud rdo rje dkar po ('White variety') ཀླུ་བདུད་རྡོ་རྗེ་དཀར་པོ་: C. canescens, C. viridis
- Klu bdud rdo rje mchog ཀླུ་བདུད་རྡོ་རྗེ་ མཆོག་: C. clematidea ('Xin Jiang Dan Shen'), C. mollis
Parts used:
Aerial parts; some say whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/Cool, dry. Bitter, Pungent
One Tibetan text describes it as 'Hot in taste, Cool in power'.
Uses:
1. Tonifies Spleen, Increases Qi: (TCM)
-Fatigue, Weakness
-poor appetite, indigestion, stomach discomfort, diarrhea from deficiency
-Cough, shortness of Breath from Lung Qi deficiency
2. Clears Wind-Damp: (Tibet)
-Skin diseases with weeping and itchiness, with or without heat; Eczema
-Leprosy, Elephantiasis (especially Klu bdud rdo rje mchog)
-Spasms and contracture of tendons and ligaments
-painful swelling of the limbs, rigid and painful swollen joints
-Arthritis; Gout
-Rheumatoid arthritis
-Goiter (Klu bdud rdo rje mchog)
3. Clears Wind, Settles Spasms: (Tibet)
-'Brain disorders', neurological disorders
-Tingling or Numbness
-Convulsions, Epilepsy, Apoplexy
-diseases caused by Naga Spirits ('Nature' Spirits, spirits of Water and Earth)
-'Evil affliction'
4. Resists Poison:
-Epidemic diseases
DOSE:
3–12 grams in Decoction
1–4 grams in Powder
COMMENT & SUBSTITUTE:
Some of the species used as the source of this medicine are used as a source of Codonopsis Dang Shen (Root) in TCM. Klu bdud rdo rje mchog is obtained from C. clematidea. This is called 'Xin Jiang Dan Shen' in TCM. This supports the idea that Codonopsis Dang Shen can be used as a substitute for Codonopsis Klu bdud rdo rje. Nevertheless, the Tibetan indications are different, so we have separated them.
3–12 grams in Decoction
1–4 grams in Powder
COMMENT & SUBSTITUTE:
Some of the species used as the source of this medicine are used as a source of Codonopsis Dang Shen (Root) in TCM. Klu bdud rdo rje mchog is obtained from C. clematidea. This is called 'Xin Jiang Dan Shen' in TCM. This supports the idea that Codonopsis Dang Shen can be used as a substitute for Codonopsis Klu bdud rdo rje. Nevertheless, the Tibetan indications are different, so we have separated them.
Main Combinations:
1. Chronic Skin diseases, Rheumatism, Sinusitis, Codonopsis Klu bdud rdo rje with Cassia tora seed, Triphala, Shilajit, Bdellium
Major Formulas:
Codonopsis 18 (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: