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)
ClinicalCautionTibetan 'Baxiaga' antipyretic herb
PreclinicalCautionTibetan '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