Ceratostigma, Shing skyu ru ma ཤིང་སྐྱུ་རུ་མ Creeping BluesnowXiao Jiao Zhu Hua (TCM)Shing skyu ru ma (Tibet) Ceratostigma minusPhoto by Xemenendura (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Ceratostigma minus Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: (Tibetan)-excessive Menstruation, Postpartum Bleeding-Nosebleeding2. Clears Wind-Damp, Open the Channels, Ease Pain: (TCM)-Numbness and stiffness from Wind-Damp-Trauma, Fractures-also for Fractures and Skull fractures in Tibetan Medicine Dose: Decoction: 2–6 gramsPowder: 1–2 grams Comment: According to Clark (Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine) it is a form of Bya po tsi tsi which is principally Celosia. As that is principally used to stop Bleeding in Tibetan Medicine it suggests it to be a suitable substitute. Main Combinations: Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used:

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