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Cremanthodium ellisii, Ming can nag po མིང་ཅན་ནག་པོ་
Himalayan Mini Sunflower
Ming can nag po (Tibet)
Kuai Gen Chui Tou Ju (TCM)
Ming can nag po (Tibet)
Kuai Gen Chui Tou Ju (TCM)
Botanical name:
Cremanthodium ellisii (syn. C. plantagineum) is the principle species.
Two varieties of Ming can are mentioned in Tibetan texts:
Parts used:
Flower, or Whole herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet (Warm accordin gto TCM sources)
Classification:
Cremanthodium ellisii (syn. C. plantagineum) is the principle species.
Two varieties of Ming can are mentioned in Tibetan texts:
- Black (Ming can nag po): C. ellisii, C. helianthus, C. bupleurifolium
- Yellow (Ming can ser po): C. angustifolium, C. humile, C. lineare, C. pleurocaule
Parts used:
Flower, or Whole herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet (Warm accordin gto TCM sources)
Classification:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-various types of internal Inflammation, including muscles and tendons
-Acute Sore Throat, Diphtheria
-Diarrhea (India)
-Fever
2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (TCM)
-Cough, Asthma
-has the effect of opening the chest
-Tuberculosis (TCM)
3. Supports Qi, Settles Wind:
-taxation damage, senile vacuity deficiency headache (Encyclopedia of TCM)
-Deficiency in the elderly (TCM)
-Headache
-Hypertension
Dose:
Decoction: 6–12 grams
Powder: 2–4 grams
Substitutes:
1. Pulicaria insignis has been given as a source (Kletter and others). This may be considered a variety, or may be used as a substitute in some regions.
2. Doronicum falcioneri appears to be collected as the Yellow variety in some areas.
Decoction: 6–12 grams
Powder: 2–4 grams
Substitutes:
1. Pulicaria insignis has been given as a source (Kletter and others). This may be considered a variety, or may be used as a substitute in some regions.
2. Doronicum falcioneri appears to be collected as the Yellow variety in some areas.
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Aloeswood 19 (Tibetan Medicine)
Notopterygium 29 Pills (Spru nag nyer dgu) (Tibetan)
Cautions:
None noted. Cold, so not suitable in cold and weak digestion.
Main Preparations used:
None noted. Cold, so not suitable in cold and weak digestion.
Main Preparations used:
Research
1. Phenylpropanosids, lignans and other constituents from Cremanthodium ellisii.
2. Apoptosis of Hela cells induced by extract from Cremanthodium humile. (related species)
3. Anti-cancer effects have been reported in Chinese texts.
4. Anti-bacterial effects have been reported in Chinese texts.
2. Apoptosis of Hela cells induced by extract from Cremanthodium humile. (related species)
3. Anti-cancer effects have been reported in Chinese texts.
4. Anti-bacterial effects have been reported in Chinese texts.