Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu Euphorbia stracheyi, Khron bu ཁྲོན་བུ་ Himalayan Prostrate Spurge Khron bu (Tibet) Euphorbia longifoliaVentenat, E.P., Jardin de la Malmaison (1803-1805) Euphorbia himalayensis Euphorbia sieboldiana (Photo by Woudloper) (Wikimedia) (Photo by Keisotyo) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Euphorbia spp. E. stracheyi (syn. E. himalayensis) E. sieboldiana E. longifolia (syn. E. mellifera) Parts used: Prepared root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Warm, dry. Bitter, Sweet. Toxic Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:-Fever, Fever associated with poisoning-acute inflammation-Diphtheria-skin diseases-Schistosomiasis2. Purges Heat and Damp:-Constipation-Edema, Ascites-Gout, Arthritis-purges Bile disorders-purges Phlegm disorders (prepared with Milk)-mixed Hot and Cold disorders; disorders due to Wind-Bile-Phlegm-Swellings, Tumors Dose: 1. Avoid salt while using (Barefoot Doctors Manual)2. Best taken non an empty Stomach3. Begin with smaller dose increasing as needed.Prepared Powder taken in honey pills: 100–300mgPrepared Root: 2–4 grams (E. sieboldiana, Barefoot Doctors Manual) Preparation: 1. ‘Smooth Conversion of Potency’:  Boiled in Milk (of a Yak-Cow cross). This is used for Phlegm disorders.2. ‘Sharp Conversion of Potency’:  Boiled in Wine. Used for Swellings and Tumors.3. ‘Intense Conversion of Potency’:  Boiled in the urine of an 8 year old boy, or an ordained Monk. Used for Inflammations, Diphtheria etc.4. ‘Swift Conversion of Potency’:  Boiled in Water. Used for Gout, Arthritis, Warts.5.…

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