Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo བྲག་སྐྱ་ཧ་བོ
Brag skya ha bo་ (Tibetan)
Shi Dan Cao (TCM)
Botanical name:
Corallodiscus spp.
1. C. lanuginosus (syn. C. flabellatus, Didissandra flabellata)
2. C. kingianus
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Classification:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (Tibet, TCM)
-all types of Toxicity
-Fever, Cough, Cold
-Food poisoning, Gastroenteritis
-Toxic Swollen Sores, Abscesses, Carbuncles (TCM)
-Acute Sore Throat (TCM)
-poisonous herbs including Aconitum (Tibet)
2. Clears Damp-Heat:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery (Tibet)
-Damp-Heat pain
-Leukorrhea including that with Blood
3. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-heat-type Bleeding (herb, root)
-Spotting, Excess Menstruation, Leukorrhea with Blood (Tibet)
-Bleeding from Wounds
4. Moves the Blood, Eases Pain:
-Irregular Menstruation
-Trauma, Bruising
Dose:
Decoction: 3–6 grams
Main Combinations:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
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