Veronica ciliata, Ldum nag dom mkhris ལྡུམ་ནག་དོམ་མཁྲིས་ Ldum nag dom mkhris (Tibet) Veronica ciliata(Photo by Peter L Achuff) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Veronica ciliata (syn. V. chingii)Verionica incana appears to be used similarly in Mongolia.Veronica himalensis and V. cephaloides are used in Nepal. Parts used: Whole herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classification: Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Moves the Blood, Stops Bleeding:-Trauma, Wounds (internal and external)-stops Bleeding from ruptured vessels-promotes growth of healthy flesh in Wounds-Fever associated with Wounds, Blood-Heat, and for Chronic Fevers-Blood-Heat sores and skin conditions including Eczema-Mastitis-Intermittent Fever, Malaria2. Clears Liver Heat, Clears Damp-Heat:-Bile diseases/Liver Heat disorders including Hepatitis, Cholecystitis-Hypertension (Tibet, TCM)-Dysentery-Urticaria-Rheumatism, Paralysis3. Externally:-Sores, Boils and Toxic Swellings-Mastitis Dose: Powder: 1–3 gramsDecoction: 3–9 grams Substitute: An important plant substitute for Bear Bile in Tibetan Medicine. Main Combinations: 1. Lung Heat Cough:i. with Blood in the sputum, Veronica ciliata with Chrysanthemum tatsienense, Chebula, Picrorhiza (as in Decoction of Chrysanthemum 6 of Tibetan Medicine)ii. with Fever and yellow phlegm, Veronica ciliata with Triphala, Calcite, Tabasheer, Licorice, Sandalwood, Inula racemosa, Rhodiola, Tinospora, Clove (as in Blood Gentian Pill)2. Liver Heat, Veronica ciliata with Swertia, Gentiana spp., Picrorhiza, Barberry bark, Safflower (as in Aconite 13 of Tibetan Medicine)3.…

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