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Sro lo
Sro lo (Tibetan Medicine)
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Pegaeophyton scapiflorum
The journal of the Linnean society, Botany (1893) |
Rhodiola crenulata
W.J. Hooker, J.D. Hooker, Icones Plantarum (1896) |
Botanical name:
There are 3 types of Sro lo:
1. Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum
2. Sro lo dmar po (mtskhan dmar, chan dmar) Rhodiola euryphylla or Rhodiola crenulata
3. Sro lo smug po, Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa, Solms-laubachia shirokoplodnaya
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
There are 3 types of Sro lo:
1. Sro lo dkar po: Pegaeophyton scapiflorum
2. Sro lo dmar po (mtskhan dmar, chan dmar) Rhodiola euryphylla or Rhodiola crenulata
3. Sro lo smug po, Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa, Solms-laubachia shirokoplodnaya
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet
Uses:
General indications for the Sro lo group:
1. Clears Heat from the Lungs, Stops Cough:
-Lung Heat Cough, Bronchitis
2. Clears Heat and Poison:
-common cold with Fever; Epidemic Fever
3. Benefits Qi:
-increases strength; Fatigue, Weakness
-Breathlessness
DOSE:
3–9 grams in Decoction
1–3 grams in Powder
SUBSTITUTE:
1. As it is more readily available, Rhodiola may generally be used for Sro lo
2. Stellaria dichotoma Yin Chai Hu
3–9 grams in Decoction
1–3 grams in Powder
SUBSTITUTE:
1. As it is more readily available, Rhodiola may generally be used for Sro lo
2. Stellaria dichotoma Yin Chai Hu
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: