Anemone rivularis, Srub ka སྲུབ་ཀ River Anemone, Brooklet AnemoneSrub ka, Sngo srub (Tibetan)Hu Zhang Cao (TCM) Anemone rivularis Edwards’s Botanical Register, vol. 28 (1842) Botanical name: Anemone rivularis (syn. A. dubia, A. geraniifolia, A. hispida, A. wightiana) Parts used: Root; whole plantRoot is used in TCM; Seed is used in Tibet Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter (Cool in Chinese Medicine) Uses: 1. Benefits the Stomach, Promotes Digestion:-Weakness of the Stomach; Indigestion-Stomachache (Tibet, TCM)-Seed is regarded as restoring digestive heat (Tibet)2. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Colds, Cough-Epidemic diseases, Mumps; Malaria-pain and swelling of the Throat (TCM)-Snake Bite (Seed, Tibet)-Sores; Abscesses, suppuration3. Clears Damp, Disperses Swelling, Eases Pain:-accumulation of serous fluids (Damp); ‘yellow water disease’-damp-heat Jaundice (TCM)-Edema, fluid swelling-Wind-Damp pain (TCM)-Tumors (root, fruit)4. Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding:-Wounds, Trauma, Bruising (Tibet, TCM; Root, seed, herb)5. Externally:-earache, toothache (Tibet, TCM)-applied to Wounds-root paste applied to Headache Dose: Powder: 1–3 grams Substitutes: 1. Potentilla spp. is used as a substitute in Buryat.2. Russian sources have listed Clematis hexapetala for Srub ka. This is probably a local substitute used by Tibetans in Russia. Main Combinations: Major Formulas: Cowrie Ash 8 (‘Gron thal brgyad pa) Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used:

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