Pegaeophyton, Sro lo dkar po སྲོ་ལོ་དཀར་པོ

Sro lo dkar po (Tibetan)
Dan Hua Jie 单花芥 (TCM)

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Pegaeophyton scapiflorum
The journal of the Linnean society, Botany, 1893

Botanical name:

Pegaeophyton scapiflorum (syn. Eutrema scapiflorum, Cochlearia scapiflorum)
Tibetan texts describe three types of Sro lo:

  1. Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum
  2. Sro lo dmar po: Rhodiola spp.
  3. Sro lo smug po: Solms-laubachia

Parts used:

Whole plant, Root

Temperature & Taste:

Cool, Bitter, Sweet

Uses:

1. Clears Heat, Benefits Lung Yin, Stops Cough:

-Cough, Bronchitis, Wheezing from Heat and dryness or Yin deficiency
-excess Heat in the upper body
-as a solo decoction it is regarded as ‘Nectar’ for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:

-Epidemic and Infectious Fever
-especially Epidemic diseases attacking the Lungs

3. Clears Damp:

-accumulation of damp in the extremities

Dose:

Powder: 2–5 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams

Comment:

The is the White variety of Sro lo. The Red Variety is Rhodiola Hong Jing Tian

Substitute:

1. Adenophora Sha Shen
2. Rhodiola is another (red) type of Sro lo and may be used in most cases.
3. Gypsophila paniculata root is used by Tibetans in Buryat region

Main Combinations:

1. Lung Heat Cough:
i. Pegaeophyton with Tabasheeer, Clove, Licorice
ii. Pegaeophyton with Aloeswood, Nutmeg, Elecampane, Triphala (as in Aloeswood 15)
2. Lung Heat Cough, Wheezing, Shortness of Breath, Pegaeophyton with Gentiana algida (Spang rgyan), Sandalwood, Tabasheer, Triphala, Safflower, Clove, Costus, Licorice (as in Gentiana algida 15)

Major Formulas:

Tibetan:
Gentiana algida 15 (Spang rgyan dkar po 15)
Great Measles Decoction (Sib thang chen mo)
Aloeswood 15 (A gar bcu lnga)
Eliminator of All Lung Imbalances (Khrugs glo bcu gsum)
Great Measles Decoction (Sib thang chen mo)
Minister 9 (Blon po dgu sbyor)|
Phlomis 7 (Lug mur bdun pa)
Pneumonia All Curing Pill (‘Khrugs glo kun sel)
Sandalwood Lung Medicine 15 (Glo sman tsan dan bco lnga)
Sandalwood 17 (Tsan dan bcu bdun)

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

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