Rhodiola, Rose root
Rosewort
Hong Jing Tian 红景天 (TCM)
Sro lo dmar po སྲོ་ལོ་དམར་པོ (Tibet)
Hong Jing Tian 红景天 (TCM)
Sro lo dmar po སྲོ་ལོ་དམར་པོ (Tibet)
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Rhodiola
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 |
Rhodiola rosea
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 |
Rhodiola rosea
Seboth & Graf, Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt, 1839
Seboth & Graf, Die Alpenpflanzen nach der Natur gemalt, 1839
Botanical name:
Rhodiola rosea (syn. Sedum roseum, S. rhodiola)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter
Classification:
N. Tonics
Rhodiola rosea (syn. Sedum roseum, S. rhodiola)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Bitter
Classification:
N. Tonics
Uses:
1. Tonify Qi of the Lung and Spleen (Tibetan, Western):
-Fatigue, shortness of Breath
2. Nourishes the Heart, Calm the Spirit:
-Insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep
3. Moves the Blood Clears Stasis:
-Chest constriction
4. Clears Lung Heat (Tibetan):
-Cough
5. Strengthen Kidney, Benefit Yang:
-Lower Back Pain
6. Clears Heat, Resolve Toxin:
7. Externally:
-chewed to sweeten the breath
Dose:
Decoction: 3–6 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
... available in PRO version.
Substitute:
... available in PRO version.
Decoction: 3–6 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
... available in PRO version.
Substitute:
... available in PRO version.
Main Combinations:
1. Cough and Lung complaints:
i. Rhodiola ... available in PRO version.
ii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
iii. Lung Heat Cough, Hemoptysis, Chest Pain, Pneumonia, Geranium pratense with Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
iv. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
v. Cough with yellow phlegm or phlegm with pus, chronic Lung infection, Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
vi. Heat-type Cough, Pneumonia in children, Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
2. Fever from Influenza, chronic Cough with expectoration of phlegm, Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
3. Pneumonia:
i. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
ii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
4. Lung deficiency Chronic Cough or Wheezing:
i. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
ii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
iii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
iv. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
v. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
vi. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
5. Altitude Sickness:
i. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
ii. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
iii. Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
6. Amenorrhea:
i. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
ii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
iii. Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
7. Bleeding, Rhodiola, ... available in PRO version.
8. Apoplexy, Parslysis, Rhodiola with ... available in PRO version.
9. Depression, Rhodiola and ... available in PRO version.
Major Formula:
Rhodiola 4 Decoction (Sro lo bzhi thang) (Tibetan Medicine)
Bezoar 13 (Gi wan 13) (Tibetan Medicine)
Gentiana algida 15 (Spang rgyan dkar po 15) (Tibetan Medicine)
Principle 25 (Gtso bo nyer lnga) (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
Generally Safe and well tolerated.
Main Preparations used:
Generally Safe and well tolerated.
Main Preparations used: