Primula, Shang dril ཤང་དྲིལ་
Shang dril (Tibet)
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:
- Shang dril smug po (Brown): P. calderiana
- Shang dril dkar po (White): P. reidii, P. atrodentata; Primula munroi in Nepal
- Shang dril ser po: (Yellow): P. sikkimensis
- Shang dril dmar po (Red): P. secundiflora, P. macrophylla
- Shang dril nag po (Black): P. macrophylla (Whole plant)
- Shang dril smug chung: P. calliantha (syn. P. bryophila)
- Shang dril smug chen: P. nussola
- shang dril sngon po: Primula reidii var. williamsii
Note: different sources have equated different species to each type.
Parts used:
Flower; sometimes whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
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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