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Sisymbrium, Sgong thog pa སྒོང་ཐོག་པ

Sgong thug pa (Tibet)
Tang Jie (E. diffusum) (TCM)

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Erysimum canescens
Kops et al., J., Flora Batava, vol. 19 (1895)

RIGHT:
Erysimum altaicum
Colla, L.A., Icones plantarum rariorum
herbarium pedemontanum
, (1835-1837)


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Botanical name:
Sisybrium spp and Erysimum spp.
2 main varieties are recognised:
  1. Sisymbrium heteromallum
  2. Erysimum canescens (syn. E diffusum), E.
altaicum

Parts used:
Seeds

Temperature & Taste:
Cool. Bitter, Sweet

Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-antidote to Meat Poison
-Fever, 'Disturbed Fever'
-Blood Heat-Toxin; Small Pox

2. Strengthens Lungs, Stops Cough:
-Cough from deficiency or Lung weakness (TCM, Tibet)
-strengthens surface

3. Benefits Heart:
-Heart disease


DOSE:


SUBSTITUTE:
Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium spp.) and Treacle Mustard are possible substitutes.

Main Combinations:

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted.

Main Preparations used:

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