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Potentilla fruticosa, Spen nag སྤེན་ནག་
Bush Cinquefoil
Spen nag (Tibet)
Spen nag (Tibet)
Potentilla fruticosa
Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922)
Lindman, C.A.M., Bilder ur Nordens Flora (1922)
Botanical name:
Potentilla spp.
Parts used:
Herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
Potentilla spp.
- Span nag: P. fruticosa (Yellow variety) (syn. Dasiphora fruticosa, Pentaphylloides fruticosa)
- Span dkar: P. dahurica (White variety)
Parts used:
Herb in flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Fever, Cold
-acute Cough; also Pulmonary Tuberculosis
-Rhinitis
-Skin eruptions
-Swollen and painful breasts, Mastitis
-Salmonella infections
-also stops bleeding from Heat and Tumors
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Damp / Serum diseases
-Edema, Ascites
3. Benefits Digestion, Clears Damp-Heat:
-indigestion, Vomiting
-Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis
4. Regulates Mensturation:
-said to regulate Menstruation (TCM)
5. Externally:
-used to stabilize teeth as toothpaste (white variety)
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Infusion: 2–5 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Comment:
Young leaves are used as a tea substitute.
Preparation:
Ashes of Potentilla Spen nag.
The herb is sealed between earthware pans, wrapped in mud, then burned. The ashes are used for Damp/Serum diseases in Tibet.
Powder: 1–3 grams
Infusion: 2–5 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Comment:
Young leaves are used as a tea substitute.
Preparation:
Ashes of Potentilla Spen nag.
The herb is sealed between earthware pans, wrapped in mud, then burned. The ashes are used for Damp/Serum diseases in Tibet.
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: