Astragalus et al., Srad ma སྲད་མ Srad ma (Tibet) Thermopsis barbataCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1855) Botanical name: Sources of Srad ma are complex and varied, but are primarily from: Astragalus spp. Oxytropis spp. Hedysarum spp. There are 9 varieties of Srad ma srad ma dkar po (srad dkar), flowers of Astragalus floridus, Oxytropis ochrantha srad ma sngon po (srad sngon, rgyal ba chu ‘thub)-Blue-Green: whole plant of Astragalus pastorius; also A. tanguticus and Oxytropis melanocalyx srad ma nag po (srad nag, na kha’i spra ba chhung)-Black: whole plant of Oxytropis subpodoloba; O. williamsii is used in Nepal. also A. kialensis srad ma dmar po (srad dmar): Red: whole plant of Hedysarum sikkimense, H. pseudastragalus; other sources list Oxytropis and Astragalus spp. srad ma smug po (srad smug)-Brown: whole plant of Tibetia himalaica (syn. Gueldenstaedtia himalaica); ; other sources list Oxytropis and Astragalus spp. srad ma ser po (srad ser)-Yellow:, whole plant of Astragalus yunnanensis; several sources list Astragalus floridus Gla ba srad ma, whole plant of Thermopsis barbata Dug srad, whole plant of Oxytropis ochrocephala byi’u srad ma, whole plant Astragalus membranaceus It is worth noting that Hedysarum spp. supplies a variety of Huang Qi (Astragalus) in TCM. Parts used: Whole…

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