Heracleum candicans, Spru dkar སྤྲུ་དཀར་ Spru dkar, Spru ma dkar po (Tibet)Ruan Mao Du Huo (H. lanatum, TCM) Heracleum lanatumIllustrated Flors of the US, Canada, and the British Possessions, Britton & Brown, 1913 Heracleum lanatum(Photo by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Heracleum candicans, H. nepalense, H. lanatum (Masterwort)H. lanatum and H. hemsleyanum are used as alternate sources of Angelica Du Huo. in TCM.In Tibet, there are 3 types of Spru ma: Spru dkar: Heracleum candicans, Heracleum candicans var. obtusifolium; H. Lallii in Nepal. H. lanatum and H. wallichi have also been listed. Spru nag: Angelica paeoniifolia; Pterocyclus angelicoides is used in Nepal. Aralia atropurpurea and Notopterygium incisum have also been listed. Spru ser: Notopterygium incisum; Heracleum scabridum has also been given as a source. Parts used: Root, Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly toxic. Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp joint Pain; Arthritis, Rheumatism-Leucoderma, Leprosy-Tumors, Cancer 2. Settles Wind, Stops Spasm:-Wind and Nervous diseases-Headache, Toothache-Hypertension 3. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison::-Fever, Cough and Cold; especially effective for Epidemic diseases-Pain associated with Fever-Diphtheria-Earache, Acute Infection-Stomachache, Diarrhea, Dysentery-also Bleeding associated with Heat 4. Kills Worms:-Seed is used for Worms-abdominal pain from Worms 5. Externally:-Boils, Abscesses, Skin diseases (paste)-Blisters-applied to Joint pain…

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