Swertia, Chiretta Chiretta, SwertiaKirata, Katutikta (Ayurveda)Tig Ta ཏིག་ཏ  (Tibetan)Chiraita (Unani); Qasab al-dhariarah (Avicenna) Swertia chirataWallich, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, vol. 3: 1832 Swertia chirata(Photo by Rison Thumboor) (Wikimedia) 1. Root.  2. Flowering and fruiting top.  3. Fruit. Swertia tied into bundles with bamboo as imported. 4. Leaf showing characteristic venation. (A Text Book of Pharmacognosy (Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919) Heber Wilkinson Youngken, 1921) Botanical name: Swertia spp.Several species are used: S. chirata (syn. S. chirayita, S. tongluensis, Gentiana chirayita, G. chirata, Ophelia chirata) (Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan Medicine) S. mileensis (TCM) Tibetan Medicine recognises 3 main types of Tig ta: India Swertia, S. chirata, S. racemosa (Rgya tig) Nepalese Swertia, S. ciliata (Bal tig) Tibetan Swertia, Swertia spp. (Bod tig) A number of local species and varieties are used includingTibetan:–.S. bimaculata, S. dichotoma, S. erythrosticta, S. franchetiana, S. leducii, S. mussotii, S. nervosa, S. paniculata, S. punicea, S. speciosa, S. wardii, S. younghusbandii, S. yunnanensisChina:–S. angustifolia, S. alata, S. cincta (Sichuan and Yunnan)Tibetan Medicine recognizes a number of varieties of Tig (a group of medicine) in addition to the above-named species: Zangs tig: Genrianodes elwesii, Gentianella moorcroftiana Icags tig nag po: Halenia elliptica, H. corniculata Gser tig mchog: Saxifraga…

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