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Dracocephalum
Dragonhead
Pri yang ku པྲི་ཡང་ཀུ (D. tanguticum, Nodding Dragonhead) (Tibet)
Faranjmushk (D. moldavicum) (Unani)
Xiang Qing Lan (D. moldavicum); Yang Qing Lan (D. rupestre) (TCM)
Pri yang ku པྲི་ཡང་ཀུ (D. tanguticum, Nodding Dragonhead) (Tibet)
Faranjmushk (D. moldavicum) (Unani)
Xiang Qing Lan (D. moldavicum); Yang Qing Lan (D. rupestre) (TCM)
Dracocephalum moldavicum
Sturm, J., Krause, E.H.L., Lutz, K.G., Flora von Deutschland in
Abbildungen nach der Natur, Zweite auflage (1903)
Botanical name:
Dracocephalum tanguticum (Tibet); D. fruticulosum has also been mentioned
Dracocephalum moldavicum (syn. Nepeta moldavicum) (Unani)
D. foetidum is listed as a source of Pri yang ku in Mongola (Mongolian Medicine Plants, WHO). It lists D. moldavicum and D. moldavicum var. foetidum as synonyms. D. moldavicum is used in Unani. This suggests D. tanguiticum (Tibet) and D. moldavicum (Unani) could be used synonymously
Parts used:
Herb; Aerial parts
Seeds are also used in Unani
Temperature & Taste:
Cool. Bitter, Sweet
Dracocephalum tanguticum (Tibet); D. fruticulosum has also been mentioned
Dracocephalum moldavicum (syn. Nepeta moldavicum) (Unani)
D. foetidum is listed as a source of Pri yang ku in Mongola (Mongolian Medicine Plants, WHO). It lists D. moldavicum and D. moldavicum var. foetidum as synonyms. D. moldavicum is used in Unani. This suggests D. tanguiticum (Tibet) and D. moldavicum (Unani) could be used synonymously
Parts used:
Herb; Aerial parts
Seeds are also used in Unani
Temperature & Taste:
Cool. Bitter, Sweet
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat: (TCM)
-Common cold, Fever
-acute Sore Throat, Cough:
-Lung heat disorders (Bhutan)
2. Clears Liver Heat: (Tibet, Unani, TCM)
-heat of the Stomach and Liver (Tibet)
-Dysentery, Jaundice (TCM)
3. Clears Damp-Heat, Opens Obstructions: (Tibet, Unani)
-water retention
-Lymph disorders from Damp-Heat
-Brown-Phlegm disorders (Tibetan Medicine)
4. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:
-stops Bleeding, and used for Wounds (Tibet)
-used for Bleeding (TCM)
5. Improves Circulation, Benefits Heart and Brain: (Unani)
-regarded as a Heart and Brain tonic (Unani)
-used for Cardiovascular diseases; Cardioprotective effect
-prevents Ischemia
-Altitude Sickness
DOSE:
2–5 grams
COMMENT:
1. Dracocephalum tanguticum (Pri yang ku, Tibet) and D. moldavicum (Faranjmushk, Unani) appear to be equivalent medicines. The latter, or a variety of it is used in Mongolia as a source of Pri yang ku. Further, their uses appear to be similar even though some indications are only noted in one of the systems.
2–5 grams
COMMENT:
1. Dracocephalum tanguticum (Pri yang ku, Tibet) and D. moldavicum (Faranjmushk, Unani) appear to be equivalent medicines. The latter, or a variety of it is used in Mongolia as a source of Pri yang ku. Further, their uses appear to be similar even though some indications are only noted in one of the systems.
Main Combinations:
1. Skin diseases, Dracocephalum moldavicum with Chicory, Nigell seed, Celery seed, Basil seed, Licorice (Uyghur formula)
2. Cardiovascular disease, Dracocephalum moldavicum with Silkworm Cocoon, Bugloss, Indian Spikenard, Saffron, Lavender, Rose (Uyghur formula)
3. Liver heat, Liver disease, Dracocephalum tanguticum with Meconopsis (Ut pal), Safflower, Tabasheer, Shilajit (as in Safflower 7 of Tibetan Medicine)
4. Liver heat, Hepatitis, Gastritis, Colitis, Liver heat with Liver Wind (Headache, Hypertension), Dracocephalum tanguticum with Sandalwood, the 6 Special Medicines, Chebula, Picrorrhiza, Madder (as in Sandalwood 18 of Tibetan Medicine)
5. Altitude Sickness:
i. Dracocephalum tanguticum with Rhodiola Hong Jing Tian
ii. Dracocephalum tanguticum with Dang Gui, Astragalus Huang Qi, Rhodiola Hong Jing Tian
Major Formulas:
Safflower 7 (Gur gum 7) (Tibetan Medicine)
Sandalwood 18 (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
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