Aster himalaicus, Me tog lug mig མེ་ཏོག་ལུག་མིག Alpine AsterMe tog lug mig, Chu De Wa (Tibetan) Aster flaccidusCurtis’s Botanical Magazine, (1913) Aster himalaicus(Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Aster spp.Several species have been listed as a source of Me tog lug mig: A. himalaicus A. souliei Lug Mig is differentiated into 3 categories based on their flower color (Kletter): Ser Po (Yellow-flowered) Nag Po (Black-flowered) Sngon Po (Blue-flowered) Other species supplying various types of Lug Mig reportedly include: A. albescens (Me tog lug mig g’yung ba) (Nepal) A. alpinas A. altaicus A. barbellatus A. diplostephioides (syn. A. delavayi, A. vilmorinii, Heterochaeta diplostephioides) (Lug mig che ba) A. flaccidus (syn. A. tibeticus, A. argunensis, A. glandulosus, A. heterochaeta, A. intermedius, A. pulchellus, A. purdomii) A. heolini A. stracheyi (Lug mig chung ba) (Nepal) A. thomsonii (syn. A. flexuosus, Calimeris flexuosus) Parts used: Flower; Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:-Common Cold, Fever, Epidemic Fevers-used against Poisoning2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:-Cough, Chronic Bronchitis-can be used for any type of Cough depending on the herbs its combined with3. Externally:-topically for Psoriasis-spasms of the Tendons and Ligaments-applied to dry blood and pus in Wounds-in baths for…

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