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Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa རྩྭ་ཨ་ཝ

Snowdon Lily
Rtswa a wa, A wa (Tibetan Medicine)

Picture
W. Baxter, British phaenogamous botany, (1834-1843)


Botanical name:
Lloydia serotina (syn. L. serotina var. serotina, L. alpina, L. himalalensis, Bulbocodium serotinum)

Parts used:
Aerial parts

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter

Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat, Benefits the Eyes:
-red, sore, swollen eyes associated with Liver Heat

2. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Resolves Pus:
-Wounds of the Chest
-Lung abscess; Pus accumulation in the Chest

3. Other:
-Promotes Tooth growth (Clark)
-classically to expel Evil Spirits


DOSE:


SUBSTITUTE:
Carex spp. is also listed as a source of this herb

Main Combinations:
1. Eye diseases with redness, pain and swelling,  Lloydia serotina, Calcite, Tabasheer, Safflower, Costus, Bdellium, Triphala, Licorice, Carum carvi, Meconopsis grandis, Shilajit, prepared Iron (as in A Wa 15).

Major Formulas:
A Wa 15

Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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