Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa རྩ་རམ་པ་

Rtsa ram pa, or Dur wa དུར་ཝ་ (Tibet)
Bai Cao 白草 (TCM)

Pennisetum flaccidum
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:

Pennisetum flaccidum (syn. Cenchrus flaccidus)

Parts used:

Root (fine rootlets removed)

Temperature & Taste:

Cool. Sweet

Uses:

1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:

-general for Poison and Toxicity
-Scorpion poisoning; Sulphur poisoning
-Lung heat Cough
-also Thirst from excess Heat

2. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding:

-various types of Bleeding from Heat
-Hematuria

3. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:

-burning or obstructed Urine, Urinary retention

4. Benefits Qi:

-Rejuvenative
-regarded as Prolonging Life

Dose

Powder: 1–4 grams
Decoction: 6–12 grams

Comment:

The grass is eaten by livestock in mountainous regions.

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:

Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used:

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