Rubus, Kanda ka ri Rubus, Kan da ka ri ཀན་ད་ཀ་རི Kan da ka ri (Tibetan) Rubus niveusBotanical Register, vol. 10 (1824) Rubus niveus(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Rubus spp.Several types of Kanda ka ri are recognised in Tibetan Medicine: Kanda ka ri dkar po (Kanda ka ri), R. niveus (White barked variety) Kanda ka ri smug po, R. subornatus var. melandenus or R. biflorus Kanda ka ri ‘m stag sher: Solanum xanthocarpum Ga bra, R. ellipticus (Red-barked variety) Others reportedly used include R. phoenicolasius, R. saxatilis, R. idaeopsis Parts used: Stem pith is mostly used; stems and branches Temperature & Taste: Neutral/Cool. Sweet, Bitter, Pungent Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat:-Common Cold, beginning of Contagious diseases-Fever, Fever from Wind, Disturbed Fever, Unripe Fever2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:-Cough, Wheezing3. Benefits Qi:-increases Vitality Dose: Decoction: 3–9 gramsPowder: 1–3 grams Substitutes: 1. Wood of Sambucus sibirica or Sambucus manshurica2. Young shoots or stems of Raspberry3. Flowers of Sambucus nigra4. Solanum xanthocarpum5. Elderberry is used by Tibetans of the Buryat region Main Combinations: 1. Fever:i. Rubus Kanda ka ri is used with Tinospora (Sle tres) for Wind Fever.ii. Rubus Kanda ka ri with Tinospora, Elecampane and Galangal. These are used for acute…

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