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Iris, Dres ma དྲེས་མ
Dres ma (Tibetan)
Cherachi (Ayurveda)
Ku Men Yuan Wei (TCM)
Cherachi (Ayurveda)
Ku Men Yuan Wei (TCM)
Iris bulleyana
W.R. Dykes, The genus Iris, (1912)
W.R. Dykes, The genus Iris, (1912)
Iris lactea
Annales de flore et de pomone, (1817)
Annales de flore et de pomone, (1817)
Iris kemaonensis
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1887)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1887)
Botanical name:
Iris spp.
There are four types recognised in Tibetan Medicine:
Parts used:
Root; whole plant (also flower and seed)
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, Sweet, Pungent, Bitter
Iris spp.
There are four types recognised in Tibetan Medicine:
- Mo dres མོ་དྲེས 'Male': Iris bulleyana, I. ensata (Xi Nan Yuan Wei, TCM)
- Pho dres: 'Female' Iris lactea (syn. I. triflora), I. kemaonensis (I. kingiana)
- Ma ning dres ma མ་ནིང་དྲེས་མ 'Neuter' Iris goniocarpa, I. lactea var. chinensis, I. potanini
- Dres mai ge sar དྲེས་མའི་གེ་སར་: Iris collettii
Parts used:
Root; whole plant (also flower and seed)
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, Sweet, Pungent, Bitter
Uses:
ROOT, WHOLE PLANT:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-disorders from microorganisms
-general for Poison
-Wounds
-has also been used for Tinnitus
2. Clears Damp, Promote Urine:
-disorders due to Serous fluids (Damp)
-root and leaf are diuretic, used for Edema
-Urinary and Kidney disorders
3. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis
-Catarrhal deafness
4. Purges Phlegm:
-gently purges phlegm and damp
5. Externally:
-Powder is applied to Acne, Sores
-root powder with honey is applied to freckles and dark spots
-root ashes applied with fat turns white hair black
-ashes applied to wounds dries up pus and serum
-Scabies, Urticaria
SEED:
1. Kills Worms:
-used for Worms (Seed)
-Colic pain due to Worms
2. Moves Qi:
-used for Hot and Cold disorders of the Stomach
-Colic
-pain in the Chest
3. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-Cough and Cold, Fever
-antidote to Opium addiction (Ayurveda)
FLOWERS:
1. Tinnitus
2. Poor or failing Eyesight.
3. Relieves pain
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitute:
1. Iris humilis (syn. I. flavissima, I. arenaria)
2. Orris root in some instances
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitute:
1. Iris humilis (syn. I. flavissima, I. arenaria)
2. Orris root in some instances
Main Combinations:
1. Sudden deafness or Tinnitus, Iris Dres ma with Incarvillea, Safflower, Caraway
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: