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Saxifraga umbellata, Sum cu tig སུམ་ཅུ་ཏིག
Sum cu tig (Tibetan)
Saxifraga umbellata
H.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Saxifragaceae - Saxifraga I, vol. 117 (1916)
H.G.A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich, Saxifragaceae - Saxifraga I, vol. 117 (1916)
Botanical name:
Saxifraga spp.
Several species have been given:
Parts used:
Whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Saxifraga spp.
Several species have been given:
- S. umbellata
- S. przewalskii
- S. tanguitica
Parts used:
Whole plant
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat:
-heat of the Liver and Gall Bladder
-abdominal pain from Liver heat
-Bile disorders
-Fever from Liver heat or excess Bile
2. Clears Heat from the Blood:
-Heat of the Blood
DOSE:
SUBSTITUTES:
1. In Tibetan Medicine, Saxifraga Sum cu tig is considered to be closely related to Swertia Tig ta. Both are extremely bitter and have similar qualities. Swertia Tig ta is a suitable substitute.
2. Gentian; Centaury
SUBSTITUTES:
1. In Tibetan Medicine, Saxifraga Sum cu tig is considered to be closely related to Swertia Tig ta. Both are extremely bitter and have similar qualities. Swertia Tig ta is a suitable substitute.
2. Gentian; Centaury
Main Combinations:
1. Liver Heat, Saxifraga Sum cu tig with White Sandalwood, Calcite, Safflower, Tabasheer
Major Formulas:
Chebula 18 for Urinary Incontinence (Gcin snyi a ru 18) (Tibetan Medicine)
Sandalwood 18 (Tsan dan bco brgyad) (Tibetan Medicine)
Cooling Formula of the Secret Oral Tradition (Man ngag bsil sbyor) (Tibetan Medicine)
Crystal Moon 37 (Zla shel so bdun) (Tibetan Medicine)
Turquoise 25 (Gyu 25) (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
Not used in Cold and weak Stomach
Main Preparations used:
Not used in Cold and weak Stomach
Main Preparations used: