Meconopsis horridula, Tsher sngon ཚེར་སྔོན Prickly blue poppy, Spiny meconopsisTsher sngon (Tibetan)Duo ci lu rong hao (TCM)Gul-e-Nilam (Unani)Kanderi (Ayurveda) Meconopsis horridulaPhoto by Ghislain118) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: There are 2 sources for this Medicine: Meconopsis horridula (syn. M. horridula var. rudis, M. pratti, M. racemosa, M. rudis, M. sinuata var. pratti) M. aculeata Parts used: Whole plant, Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Strengthens Bones, Relieves Pain: (Tibet, TCM)-Bruising, Trauma, Fractures-Heat in the Bones-strengthens Bones-Head Wounds, especially Head fractures-Pain in the Ribs, Chest, Back or Upper body-pain and swelling of the joints-Tumors, Cancer2. Clears Heat, Settles Wind:-clears Heat from the Blood (whole plant)-pricking pains in the upper body-Wind-Heat Headache, Hypertension-Heart disorders3. Externally:-paste is applied for Rheumatic pain Dose: Substitute: Flowers of Echinops latifolius have been used as a substitute by Tibetans in Russia. Main Combinations: 1. Wind-Heat affecting the Blood, pain in the Upper Back, Hypertension, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Meconopsis horridula with prepared Nux Vomica, Inula racemosa, Tinospora, Chebula, Aloeswood, Nutmeg (as in Nux Vomica 13 of Tibetan Medicine)2. Fractures, Trauma, Meconopsis horridula with Shilajit, Madder Major Formulas: Nux Vomica 13 (Ko byi bcu gsum) (Tibetan)Aloeswood 17 (A gar bcu bdun) (Tibetan)Aloeswood 35 (A gar 35)…

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