Tibetan
Rooted in Buddhist medicine and the Gyushi (Four Tantras); evidence base is thinner than Chinese or Western traditions.
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Plants in the Tibetan tradition
Anisodus tanguticus
Tibetan anisodus / 'Tang-chu-tang'
ClinicalDanger
Berberis aristata
Daruharidra (tree turmeric / Indian barberry)
ClinicalCaution
Carthamus tinctorius
Safflower / gur gum (hong hua, false saffron)
ClinicalCaution
Crocus sativus
Saffron
ClinicalDanger
Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea buckthorn
Clinical
Nardostachys jatamansi
Jatamansi (spikenard)
ClinicalCaution
Phyllanthus emblica
Amla (Indian gooseberry)
ClinicalCautionplant-285
Tibetan 'Baxiaga' antipyretic herb
PreclinicalCautionplant-286
Tibetan 'tangchong' multi-origin herb group
PreclinicalCaution
Chrysosplenium
Chrysosplenium (Tibetan golden-saxifrage)
Preclinical
Codonopsis pilosula
Dang shen / poor man's ginseng
PreclinicalCautionCorydalis hendersonii
Tibetan/Plateau Corydalis
PreclinicalCautionDracocephalum tanguticum
Tangut dragonhead (ji ru / brag spos)
Preclinical
Fritillaria cirrhosa
Snowland fritillary / chuan-bei
PreclinicalCautionGentiana straminea
Gentian (Tibetan 'Bang Jian' group)
Preclinical
Gentianella
Tibetan Gentianella / Comastoma group
PreclinicalCaution
Halenia elliptica
Spurred-gentian / ji ma ze
Preclinical
Herpetospermum pedunculosum
Herpetospermum seed (gser gyi me tog)
PreclinicalCaution
Hypecoum erectum
Hypecoum (Tibetan 'Baatuoba' group)
PreclinicalCaution
Inula racemosa
Costus-substitute / pushkarmool (ma nu / Indian elecampane)
PreclinicalCaution
Meconopsis quintuplinervia
Tibetan poppy / Meconopsis
Preclinical
Myricaria germanica
Tibetan tamarisk / Myricaria
Preclinical
Myristica fragrans
Tibetan precious-pill aromatic — nutmeg (dza ti)
PreclinicalCaution
Phlomoides rotata
Tibetan Phlomoides / 'the single herb'
PreclinicalCaution
Polygonatum cirrhifolium
Solomon's-seal (Plateau) / huang jing
PreclinicalCautionPrzewalskia tangutica
Tangut belladonna / Przewalski's anisodus
PreclinicalDanger
Pterocephalus hookeri
Hooke's pincushion
PreclinicalCaution
Rheum palmatum
Tibetan rhubarb (chu rtsa / da huang)
PreclinicalCautionRhodiola crenulata
Tibetan/Greater roseroot
PreclinicalCaution
Salvia przewalskii
Tibetan/Plateau Salvia (danshen-type)
PreclinicalCaution
Saussurea costus
Costus / ru rta (mu xiang)
PreclinicalCaution
Saussurea laniceps
Snow lotus
PreclinicalCautionSwertia chirayita
Chirata (Chirayata)
PreclinicalCautionSwertia mussotii
Tibetan chiretta / zang yin chen
PreclinicalCaution
Terminalia chebula
Haritaki & Triphala
PreclinicalCautionAllium przewalskianum
Himalayan/Plateau wild onion (Jimbu-type)
Traditional (systematized)CautionJuniperus tibetica
Tibetan/Plateau juniper (shug pa)
Traditional (systematized)Caution
Rosa sericea
Himalayan rose (se ba / se 'bru)
Traditional (systematized)
Terminalia bellirica
Belleric myrobalan
Traditional (systematized)
Urtica hyperborea
Himalayan nettle (za / zatsot)
Traditional (systematized)Caution