Angelica glauca, Lca ba Angelica glauca, Lca ba ལྕ་བ Lca ba (Tibet)Coraka (Ayurveda) K.R. Kirtikar, B.D. Basu, Indian medicinal plants (1918) Botanical name: Angelica glauca Angelica cyclocarpa (used in Nepal)Some sources have listed A. sinensis, A. archangelica and A. dahurica for Lca ba. Parts used: Root, leaf Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Uses: Generally used as for Angelica Archangelica 1. Warms the Stomach, Moves Qi:-Indigestion, Colic, Abdominal pain (API, Tibetan Medicine)-Hiccup (API)-Anemia, Debility (Tibetan)2. Warms the Kidneys:-Edema from Cold3. Clears Damp, Settles Wind, Stops Spasms:-Epilepsy, Insanity (API), Schizophrenia-Dyspnoea (API)-used for Wind-Damp disorders; Damp obstructing the Joints (Tibetan Medicine)4. Clear Wind-Damp, Stops Itching:-Obstinate skin diseases, Itchiness, Urticaria (API)5. Clears Wind-Cold, Resists Poison:-acute Fever-Poison (API)-Toxin in the Blood-Wounds Dose: Powder: 1–3 gramsDecoction: 3–9 grams Comment: Angelica glauca appears to have functions and indications similar to Angelica archangelica of the Western Tradition (‘Angelica’). Gyatso mentions the latter as a substitute for Angelica glauca, and several sources have indicated that A. archangelica is collected indiscriminately with A. glauca in the Himalayas. Frawley in ‘Yoga of Herbs’, however, claims it to have tonic properties resembling Dang Gui. Substitutes: 1. Angelica archangelica (Angelica) can generally replace A. glauca, Lca ba of Tibetan Medicine.2.…

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