Anisodus, Thang phrom nag po PRO Thang phrom nag po (Tibet)Zang Qie (A. tanguiticus, TCM)Sai Lang Dang (A. luridus, TCM)San Fen San (A. acutangulus, TCM) Anisodus luridusLink, J.H.F., Otto, F., Icones plantarum selectarum (1828) Anisodus tanguticusPhoto by BIO341prj (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Anisodus spp: A. tanguticus (syn. Scopolia tangutica) (Tibet) A. luridus (Nepal) A. acutangulus In Tibetan texts there are 4 varieties of Thang phrom: Thang phrom nag po: Anisodus tanguiticus Thang phrom kar po: Przewalskia tangutica Thang phrom dkar po: Mandragora chinghaiensis Thang phrom lang thang tse: Hyoscyamus niger Parts used: Seed, Root and Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic (Tibet)Considered Warm by some TCM sources Classification: Uses: 1. Strongly Relieves Pain:-severe Stomach and Abdominal pain-pain and spasm of biliary ducts2. Stops Spasms:-acute spinal inflammation-Shock from various causes including hemorrhagic shock (proven effective)-Asthma3. Clears Heat, Disperses Swelling:-acute and chronic gastroenteritis (TCM)-Shock associated with acute infectious diseases-Toxic Swellings, Boils, Abscesses-Snake Bite-Trauma, Fractures4. Externally:-leaf or flowers are smoked to relieve Toothache (Nepal)-as a topical anesthetic prior to resetting a fracture Dose: Decoction of the root and leaf: 300–900mg decocted and taken Substitute: 1. Henbane2. Seeds of Datura stramonium (Buryat)3. Scopolia species are used very similarly. Comment: Anisodamine hydrobromide, one of…

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