Herpetospermum, Gser Gyi Me Tog གསེར་གྱི་མེ་ཏོག Himalayan Bitter GourdGser Gyi Me Tog (Tibetan)Bo Leng Gua Zi (TCM)Beej Karela (Hindi) Herpetospermum pedunculosum(Photo by Max Antheunisse) (plantillustrations) Herpetospermum seed(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Herpetospermum pedunculosum (syn. Bryonia pedunculosa, Herpetospermun caudigerum, H, grandiflorum) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat: -Hepatitis including Hepatitis B and chronic Hepatitis-Cirrhosis, Chronic Liver Disease-excellent for all Bile diseases / Liver heat-skin diseases from Liver heat, including Eczema and Psoriasis 2. Clears Heat and Damp: -Heat and Fever associated with Stomach and Intestines-Diarrhea, Indigestion-Gall Bladder pain, Cholecystitis, Jaundice Dose: 1500mg–3 grams Substitute: 1. Seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis (listed by Russian sources)2. Flowers of Hemerocallis minor (Tibetan–Buryat)3. St. John’s wort has been given by Tibetan sources from the Buryat region. Preparation: Sometimes stir-fried with hand until slightly scorched. This reduces diarrhea-causing effect of medium-to-high doses. Main Combinations: 1. Liver Heat, Chronic Liver diseases, Cirrhosis, Jaundice, Cholecystitis:i. Herpetospermum with Aconitum heterophyllum, Gentian flower, Swertia, Picrorhiza, Barberry, Safflowerii. Herpetospermum with Shilajit, Safflower, Swertia, Costus (as in Bezoar 9)iii. Herpetospermum with Meconopsis, Tabasheer, Emblic Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Calcite, Clove, Cinnamon, Costus, Safflower, Saxifrage spp. (as in Meconopsis 25 of Tibetan Medicine)2. Liver heat…

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