Cardamine, Chu rug Cardamine, Chu rug ཆུ་རུག་ Ladies Smock, Cuckoo flower, Sinapis alteraChu rug (Tibet) Cardamine macrophylla (as Sinapis altera)Colonna, F., Phytobasanos, sive plantarum aliquot historia (1592) Cardamine macrophylla(Photo by Oleg Kosterin) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Cardamine macrophyllaThere are several varieties of Chu rug in Tibetan Medicine: Chu rug: Cardamine macrophylla Chu rug sbal lag: Ranunculus tricuspis Cardamine pratensis and related species have occasionally been used in the West. Parts used: Whole Plant in flower Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet, Pungent Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Reduces Swelling:-Inflammation of the Tendons and Ligaments2. Clears Wind, Dries Damp:-fluid accumulations and swellings-Joint pain due to Rheumatism-ElephantiasisCARDAMINE PRATENSIS (West)1. Clears Wind, Settles Spasms-flowers have been used for Epilepsy and Childhood Convulsions (West)-Spasmodic Asthma  (West)-regarded as strengthening the Heart (West)  Dose: Flowering tops in Infusion: 3–9 grams, 2–3 times daily.Flowering tops in Powder: 1–3 gramsLeaves of C. pratensis and related species were used as a salad herb. Substitute: C. pratensis was regarded as similar to, but weaker than, Watercress (British Phaenogamous Botany, Baxter, 1835) Main Combinations: Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used:

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