Iris, Dres ma དྲེས་མ Dres ma (Tibetan)Cherachi (Ayurveda)Ku Men Yuan Wei (TCM) Iris bulleyanaW.R. Dykes, The genus Iris, (1912) Iris lacteaAnnales de flore et de pomone, (1817) Iris kemaonensisCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1887) Iris bulleyana(Photo by peganum) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Iris spp.There are four types recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Mo dres  མོ་དྲེས  ‘Male’: Iris bulleyana, I. ensata (Xi Nan Yuan Wei, TCM) Pho dres: ‘Female’ Iris lactea (syn. I. triflora), I. kemaonensis (I. kingiana) Ma ning dres ma  མ་ནིང་དྲེས་མ  ‘Neuter’ Iris goniocarpa, I. lactea var. chinensis, I. potanini Dres mai ge sar  དྲེས་མའི་གེ་སར་: Iris collettii Iris decora, I. humilis and others are also listed for this medicine. Parts used: Root; whole plant (also flower and seed) Temperature & Taste: Neutral, Sweet, Pungent, Bitter Uses: ROOT, WHOLE PLANT:1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:-disorders from microorganisms-general for Poison-Wounds-has also been used for Tinnitus2. Clears Damp, Promote Urine:-disorders due to Serous fluids (Damp)-root and leaf are diuretic, used for Edema-Urinary and Kidney disorders3. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Bronchitis-Catarrhal deafness4. Purges Phlegm:-gently purges phlegm and damp5. Externally:-Powder is applied to Acne, Sores-root powder with honey is applied to freckles and dark spots-root ashes applied with fat turns white hair black-ashes applied to wounds dries up pus…

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