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Elsholtzia, Byi rug བྱི་རུག

Byi rug (Tibet)
Byi rug nag po  བྱི་རུག་ནག་པོ 
(E. ciliata) (Tibet)
Byi rug ser po 
བྱི་རུག་སེར་པོ  (E. eriostachya) (Tibet)
Xiang Ru (E. splendens); Ban Bian Su (E. ciliata) (TCM)

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Sturm, J., Sturm, J.W., Deutschlands flora, 1845-1849


Botanical name:
Elsholtzia spp.
  1. E. calycocarpa (syn. Elsholtzia densa) is the typical plant used in Tibetan Medicine
  2. Elsholtzia splendens and E. ciliata (syn. E. cristata) are used in TCM (Xiang Ru); Xiang Ru is also supplied by Mosla
    chinensis.

Yellow and Black types are recognised in Tibetan Medicine:
  i. Yellow (Byi rug nag po): E. eriostachya (Nepeta cataria is reportedly also used)
  ii. Black (Byi rug ser po): Elsholtzia calycocarpa (syn. Elsholtzia densa), E. ciliata (syn, E. cristata, E. patrini)

Parts used:
Above-ground herb

Temperature & Taste:
Mildly Warm, dry. Pungent

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Cold, Promotes Sweat: (TCM)
-chills, fever, body aches, headache, with absence of sweating
-Summer-heat conditions; exposure to Cold or Drafts during the Summer, especially if there is internal Damp

2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine: (TCM, Tibet)
-difficult Urination, Edema, Ascites (TCM)
-especially useful for urinary disturbances occurring during an acute (exterior) attack (ie. Cold or Flu)
-used in Tibetan Medicine for Phlegm-Damp disorders (Bad-Kan)

3. Warms the Stomach: (TCM, Tibet)
-gnawing abdominal pain, acute stomachache, abdominal pain, colic
-harmonises Stomach (especially after cold food or drinks)

4. Resists Poison: (Tibet)
-Rashes, Abscess (Tibet)
-Hangover, aftereffects of intoxication (India)
-prevents infection of Wounds (Tibet)


DOSE:
Taken Cool or Cold for Summer-heat conditions
Taken hot to promote Sweat to clear Wind-Cold, but may induce nausea or vomiting in some people.
3–6 grams (up to 9 grams) in Decoction, added towards the end.

CORRECTIVE:
Coptis Huang Lian or Scutellaria Huang Qin can be added to correct the nauseating quality when drunk warm.

NOTE:
As can be seen, the same species is used in both Chinese and Tibetan Medicine. However, Tibetan Medicine uses 2 varieties, each being used similarly.
In TCM, the focus is on inhibiting Damp, promoting Sweat and clearing Summer-Heat.
In Tibetan Medicine, it is used for pathogens (micro-organisms) affecting internally or externally, partuicularly the gastro-intestinal system and Uterus. It is also used for Skin diseases.

SUBSTITUTE:
1. Nepeta cataria
2. Mint
3. Schizonepeta multifida
4. Mosla chinensis (Xiang Ru) is used synonymouslly with E. splendens and E. ciliata.

Main Combinations:
1. Exterior (acute) Wind-Cold with interior Damp, Elsholtzia with Magnolia Hou Po. (TCM)
2. Summer Heat and Damp with Fever and Chills, Elsholtzia with Pogostemonis (Agastaches) Huo Xiang. (TCM)
3. To harmonise the Stomach after Cold Food or Drink, Elsholtzia with fresh Ginger and Red Date (Da Zao) (TCM)
4. Spleen dampness with exterior Wind-Cold, or Edema from Cold-Damp, Elsholtzia with Atractylodes Bai Zhu (TCM)
5. Edema with Fever and dark urine, Elsholtzia with Imperata Bai Mao Gen and Leonurus Yi Mu Cao (Chinese Motherwort) (TCM)

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
1. Not used when there is already profuse sweating
2. Taken hot will induce vomiting in some people.

Main Preparations used:

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