Oxytropis, Stag sha སྟག་ཤ Locoweed, CrazyweedStag sha  (lit. ‘Tiger flesh’, Tibet)–Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)–Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM) Oxytropis microphyllaJacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844) Oxytropis microphylla (as Astragalus microphylla)Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803) Oxytropis lanata(Photo by Demidenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oxytropis spp. Stag sha dkar po: O. falcata, O. microphylla (syn. Astragalus microphylla), O. chiliophylla Stag sha nag po: O. reniformis, O. muricata (Mongolia), O. varlakovii (Buryat) Sngo stag sha:  O. microphylla Drungtso and Gyatso have both given O. microphylla; however, Medicinal Plants in Mongolia (WHO) has given O. myriophylla as the source of Stag sha, which may be a local substitute.Other species listed for Stag sha from Buryat sources include: O. filiformis, O. pilosa, O. florida, O. glabra, O. stukovi, O. lanata, O. leptophylla, O. glandulosa Parts used: Whole herb with roots Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic Uses: Clears Heat, Resists Poison: Fever, InfluenzaSwollen Sore ThroatToxin, Poison; AnthraxDysentery Clears Heat, Resolves Swelling: Dermatitis, Abscesses, LeprosyToxic Swellings, Tumors, CancerLymph disordersInflammations associated with heat and toxicity Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding: various types of BleedingAmenorrheaTrauma, BruisingWounds, Fractures Externally: powder is applied to non healing woundsapplied…

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