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Oxytropis microphylla
Locoweed, Crazyweed
Stag sha སྟག་ཤ (lit. 'Tiger flesh', Tibet)
Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)
Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)
Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM)
Stag sha སྟག་ཤ (lit. 'Tiger flesh', Tibet)
Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)
Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)
Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM)
Oxytropis microphylla
Jacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844)
Jacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844)
Oxytropis microphylla (as Astragalus microphylla)
Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803)
Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803)
Oxytropis myriophylla
Pallas, P.S., Lamarck,, Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieurs
provinces de l’empire de Russie et dans l’Asie septentrionale, éd. 2 (?)
Pallas, P.S., Lamarck,, Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieurs
provinces de l’empire de Russie et dans l’Asie septentrionale, éd. 2 (?)
Botanical name:
Oxytropis microphylla (syn. Phaca microphylla, Astragalus microphylla), O. reniformis, O. falcata
NOTE: Drungtso and Gyatso have both given O. microphylla; however, Medicinal Plants in Mongolia (WHO) has given O. myriophylla as the source of Stag sha.
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic
Oxytropis microphylla (syn. Phaca microphylla, Astragalus microphylla), O. reniformis, O. falcata
NOTE: Drungtso and Gyatso have both given O. microphylla; however, Medicinal Plants in Mongolia (WHO) has given O. myriophylla as the source of Stag sha.
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Fever, Influenza
-Swollen Sore Throat
-Toxin, Poison; Anthrax
-Dysentery
2. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Swelling:
-Dermatitis, Leprosy
-Toxic Swellings and Abscesses
-Lymph disorders
3. Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding:
-various types of Bleeding
-Amenorrhea
-Trauma, Bruising
-Wounds, Fractures
DOSE:
SUBSTITUTE:
1. Potentill discolor and Calophaca crassicaulis have both been given as sources for Stag sha by different authors. If they are suitable substitutes and used as such is not determined.
SUBSTITUTE:
1. Potentill discolor and Calophaca crassicaulis have both been given as sources for Stag sha by different authors. If they are suitable substitutes and used as such is not determined.
Main Combinations:
1. Against severe poison, Oxytropis Stag sha with Bezoar and Rhino horn
2. Arthritic complaints, Oxytropis Stag sha with Bdellium, Frankincense and Aconite
3. Blood toxin, Oxytropis Stag sha with Cinnabar
Major Formulas:
Safflower Garuda (Gur khyung phyag rdor)
Cautions:
1. Very toxic.
TOXICITY:
Accumulates in the Brain, Kidneys and Liver
Overdose causes Arrhythmia, which resolves when discontinued.
Main Preparations used:
1. Very toxic.
TOXICITY:
Accumulates in the Brain, Kidneys and Liver
Overdose causes Arrhythmia, which resolves when discontinued.
Main Preparations used: