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Primula, Shang dril ཤང་དྲིལ་

Shang dril (Tibet)
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Primula secundiflora
Curtis, W., Botanical Magazine (1914)

Primula sikkimensis
Regel, E.A. von, Gartenflora (1876)

Botanical name:
Primula spp.
A number of species are used in Tibetan Medicine:
  1. Shang dril smug po (Brown): P. calderiana
  2. Shang dril dkar po (White): P. reidii, P. atrodentata
  3. Shang dril ser po: (Yellow): P. sikkimensis
  4. Shang dril dmar po (Red): P. secundiflora, P. macrophylla
  5. Shang dril nag po (Black): P. macrophylla (Whole plant)
  6. Shang dril smug chung: P. calliantha (syn. P. bryophila)
  7. Shang dril smug chen: P. nussola
Note: different sources have equated different species to each type.

Parts used:
Flower; sometimes whole plant

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet

Classification:


Uses:
1. Settles Wind::
-Nerve disorders in general

2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Bronchitis
-acute Sore Throat, Pharyngitis
-Lung abscess

3. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-all kinds of Fever
-Food Poisoning, acute Diarrhea, Dysentery
-Blood diseases


DOSE:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Decoction: 2–6 grams (added at the end)

SUBSTITUTE:
It is probably equivalent to the western Primrose, Primula veris

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used:

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