Corallodiscus, Brag skya ha bo བྲག་སྐྱ་ཧ་བོ Brag skya ha bo་ (Tibetan)Shi Dan Cao (TCM) Corallodiscus lanuginosusPhoto by Woudloper (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Corallodiscus spp. C. lanuginosus (syn. C. flabellatus, Didissandra flabellata) C. kingianus Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (Tibet, TCM)-all types of Toxicity-Fever, Cough, Cold-Food poisoning, Gastroenteritis-Toxic Swollen Sores, Abscesses, Carbuncles (TCM)-Acute Sore Throat (TCM)-poisonous herbs including Aconitum (Tibet)2. Clears Damp-Heat:-Diarrhea, Dysentery (Tibet)-Damp-Heat pain-Leukorrhea including that with Blood3. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding:-heat-type Bleeding (herb, root)-Spotting, Excess Menstruation, Leukorrhea with Blood (Tibet)-Bleeding from Wounds4. Moves the Blood, Eases Pain:-Irregular Menstruation-Trauma, Bruising Dose: Decoction: 3–6 grams Main Combinations: Major Formulas: Cautions: None noted Main Preparations used:

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