Arenaria, A krong ཨ་ཀྲོང༌ A krong (Tibetan)Arenaria kansuensis: A krong dkar po (Tibetan) Xue Ling Zhi (TCM) Royle, J.F., Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Botanical name: Arenaria festucoidesOther plants apparently used for A krong include:  1. Arenaria kansuensis (Gansu Sandwort, A krong dkar po; called Xue Ling Zhi or Gan Su Zao Shui in TCM) and A. juncea  (Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Zao Zhui) are used very similarly.  2. White variety: Artemisia minor (leafy stems)  3. Black variety: Artemesia spice, A. hedinii Parts used: Whole plant Temperature & Taste: Cool, sweet Uses: 1. Nourishes Lungs, Clears Heat, Stops Cough: (Tibet)-acute Sore Throat, Laryngitis-Cough, Bronchitis with yellow phlegm-persistent Cough with hard to clear sputum-Fever, shortness of Breath with upper back pain with red cheeks and tongue-Lung abscess (Arenaria kansuensis A krong dkar po is best for this function)-Penumonia, Tuberculosis2. Nourishes Kidney, Strengthens Bones: (TCM)-lower back pain from Kidney weakness-also nourishes Blood3. Clears Damp-Heat:-Jaundice-Turbid Urine, Strangury-Diarrhea, Dysentery-auxiliary for Wind-Damp pain Dose: 3–5 grams Substitute: 1. Stellaria palustris & Gypsophila dahurica have been listed as alternate sources of A krong. Also to be noted is that Gypsophila pacifica (Shan…

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