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Cotoneaster, Tshar 'brum ཚར་འབྲུམ་

Cotoneaster
Tshar 'brum (fruit), Tshar pa dkar po (Tibet)

Picture
Cotoneaster acuminatus
Revue horticole, sér. 4, Vol 61 (1889)

Picture
Cotoneaster acuminatus
(Photo by Aka) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Cotoneaster spp.
Three types are mentioned in Tibetan texts: 1. Black type; 2. White type; 3. one growing on 'high rocks'
  1. C. acuminatus (syn. C. bakeri, C. nepalensis, C. royleanus, C. roylei, Mespilus acuminata) Tshar pa dkar po
  2. C. microphyllus
  3. C. melanocarpus (Black-fruited variety, used in Nepal)
  4. Pyracantha crenulata

Parts used:
Fruit

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Sour

Classification:


Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-excess Menstruation, spotting
-said to be very useful for other types of bleeding such as blood in the stool
-twigs and leaves also stop Bleeding

2. Clears Damp-Heat:
-Diarrhea, Gastritis, Colitis
-used for damp accumulating in the joints of the extremities
-in Unani the root decoction is used for Joint pain

Roots have an Anti-hypertensive effect


DOSE:
Some texts suggest the best method is to prepare a concentrated decoction from the ripe fruit. If this is not possible, the dried fruit can be used.
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
Toxic in overdose. Contains cyanogenic glycosides.

Main Preparations used:

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