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Ligularia amplexicaulis, Ri sho རི་ཤོ་

Ri sho (Tibet)
Ligularia amplexicaulis
Photo by Vinayaraj (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Ligularia amplexicaulis (syn. L. corymbosa, Senecio amplexicaulis)
According to one classification, there are a number of types of Sho in Tibetan Medicine:
  1. Ri sho: Ligularia amplexicaulis
  2. Klung sho: Rumex spp.
  3. Lug sho: Oxyria digyna
  4. Rgya sho: Rumex crispus
  5. Chu sho: Rumex acetosa
  6. Sga sho: Cremanthoidium nepalense
Several species of Ligularia are used similarly in TCM.

Parts used:
Herb, Root

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet

Classification:


Uses:
1. Clears Damp-Heat:
-indigestion,
-Ulcers

2. Resists Poison:
-chronic Epidemic diseases
-diseases due to Toxicity and Poisoning
-abscess, boils
-internally and externally to heal wounds

3. Emetic:
-used as an emetic for Phlegm and Phlegm-Bile diseases (root)


DOSE:
Powder: 1–3 grams

SUBSTITUTE:
1. Yellow Dock and Sorrel are regarded as varieties of Sho and may generally be substituted.

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used: