Tibetan Phlomoides / 'the single herb'
Phlomoides rotata
Other names: da ba / 'Daba', Tibetan Phlomoides / 'the single herb'
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Safety information
Safety information
Toxicity: Low-uncertain at traditional doses; not fully characterized.
Contraindications: Pregnancy data insufficient; haemostatic action warrants caution in those on anticoagulants.
Interactions: Theoretical antagonism of anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy (procoagulant/haemostatic traditional use).
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Data insufficient.
Evidence level
Supported by laboratory or animal studies; not yet confirmed in humans.
Preparations
decoction/powder/pill · whole herb
Part used: whole herb
Traditional use: trauma, bleeding, wound-healing and joint/bone pain (used so commonly alone its Chinese name means 'the single herb')
Proposed mechanism: Iridoid glycosides (shanzhiside methylester, 8-O-acetylshanzhiside methylester quality marker), phenylethanoid glycosides (forsythoside), flavonoids — haemostatic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory (preclinical)
Dosage note (descriptive only): Near-single-herb remedy; no how-to for trauma use
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
Not nutritional; bioactives are iridoid glycosides.
Healing traditions
Sources (2)
- Wang et al. 2025, Front Plant Sci (PMID 40530282)
- Yu et al. 2022, Front Pharmacol (PMID 36267280)