Chrysosplenium, Gya kyi ma གྱའ་ ཀྱི་ མ་ Golden SaxifrageGya kyi ma (Tibet)Luo Jing Jin Yao 裸茎金腰 (C. nudicaule) (TCM)Jin Yao Zi  金腰子 (C. chinense) (TCM) Golden Saxifrage(Probably Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)Salmon, Botanologia, 1710 Chrysosplenium nudicaule Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum vel imperfecte cognitarum floram Rossicam (1834) Chrysosplenium alternifoliumBonelli, G., Hortus Romanus juxta Systema Tournefortianum (1772-1793) Chrysosplenium oppositifoliumSturm, J., Sturm, J.W., Deutschlands flora (1798-1855) Chrysosplenium alternifolium(Photo by Юрій Приходько) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Chrysosplenium spp.Several species are used:  1. C. nudicaule (Luo Jing Jin Yao)  2. C. alternifolium (Jin Yao) – Alternate-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, found in Europe and Asia  3. C. oppositifolium – Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, found in Europe  4. C. chinense (Ru Tu Jin Yao)  5. C. sinicum (Hua Jin Yao Zi)  6. C. nepalense (syn. C. yunnanense)  7. C. japonicum (Ri Ben Jin Yao)  8. C. maximowiczii (Ma Shi Jin Yao) 9. C. carnosulum, C. nudicaule (Gya kyi ma–Tibet) used in Nepal Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: Clears Heat and Damp from the Liver and Gall Bladder: prevents, pacifies and purges all Bile disordersHeadache, Hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouthJaundice, HepatitisCholecystitis, Gall StonesUrinary Tract Infections, Urinary StonesDiarrhea Clears Wind and Heat: also for Wind-Heat Cold and…

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