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Corydalis melanochlora, De wa དེ་ཝ

De wa  དེ་ཝ  (Tibet)
An Lu Zi Jin 暗绿紫堇 (TCM)

Picture
Maximowicz, C.J., Historia naturalis itinerum N. M. Przewalskii
per Asiam Centralem
, vol. 1, Flora Tangutica, vol. 1 (1889)

Botanical name:
Corydalis melanochlora, C. bulbifera
Sman rams pa (1998) gives 3 types of De Wa:
  1. Sno De Wa:
Corydalis melanochlora, C. bulbifera
  2. Chu De Wa: Saussurea hieracioides
  3. Shing De Wa: Populus alba, P. bonati

Parts used:
Entire plant

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat
-Heat (Bile) disorders of the Channels
-Fever from Heat (excess Bile)
-Contagious Fever


DOSE:


SUBSTITUTE:
1. Flowers of Gentiana decumbens
2.
Saussurea hieracioides (Chu De Wa)
3. Populus alba, P. bonatii (Shing de wa) is regarded as a type of De wa in Tibetan Medicine. It may be used as a substitute.
4. Willow tree (Shing byar pa) is accepted as a substitute for P. alba (Shing de wa), indicating it may be a useful substitute for De wa.
5. Primula sibirica (herb) has been given by some sources.

Main Combinations:


Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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