pu shel rtsi

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orchis, vetiveria zizanoides, Orchid, khus khus [JV]

(med) Vetiver. Dendrobium species. Iris
Synonyms : u shi ra, mirmu' la, rtswa ga pur, ba la, pu shel rtsi (Shel gong), sngo ga bur ('Jam-dpal), si lci, smyug pu shel rtse (Dawa 2009) rdo dreg (Molvray 1988)

pu shel skyugs gcod bad kan tsha ba sel / zhes par / lcags phreng las / pu shel rtsi ni bsil la yang / zhes dang / rang byung pas / pu shel rtsi yis nad 'joms la / zhes so / ming / u shi ra / mirmu' la / rtswa ga pur / ba la rnams zer / 'di la rigs gsum las / 'di gtsang 'gram du skye ba'i rtswa 'jag ma'i rtsi mo gsum bzhi lnga drug tsam yong ba de'i rtsa ba spang rgyus mkhregs la dri zhim pa dkar po de dang / stod phyogs nas smyug gzhon nu 'dra la skogs lpags rim pa mang po yod pa / ga pur gyi dri ma yong ba de la stod sman pa rnams rtsi ltsi zer ba dang / rgya gar skye ba ga bur tsandan u shir dri ldan pa / zhes pa dbyibs snga ma gnyis 'dra la dri ma mchog tu bzang ba 'di gsum rim pas phyi ma bzang ba'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 302.2)
pu shel rtsi ni / sngo ga bur / u shi ra / ba la zer / chu chen gyi 'gram skye 'jag ma rtse gsum bzhi lnga drug tsam yod pa'i rtsa ba ga bur gyi dri mnan pa dang / rgya gar dang stod nas 'ong ba shin tu bzang ba'o / lung rnam 'byed du pu shel rtsi zhes bya ba ni bi ra na'i rtsa ba'o / zhes pa bi ra na ni dres ma yin par ched du brjod pa'i tshoms kyi 'grel bar bshad pa ni ming ngam bsgyur ba'i sgo nas nor ba zhig yin snyam / lcags phreng las / pu shel rtsi ni bsil la yang // zhes pas skyugs gcod bad kan tsha ba sel // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 166)

Illustrations : Dawa 2009. 'Phrin Las 1987 (27_044) pu shel rtse mchog (27_045) pu shel rtse dman pa. 'Jam-dpal (print p 166) pu shel rtsi (414) spu shel rtsi

1. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty (Poaceae) Vetiver, Khus (Molvray 1988 Dh,T). Sanskrit : uśīra (Dash 1989, Pandanus), sevya, sugandhimūla (Pandanus)
2. Dendrobium chrysanthum Wall. ex Lindl. (Orchidaceae) (Dawa 2009)
3. Dendrobium moniliforme (L.) Sw. (Orchidaceae) (Molvray 1988 H,T). Synonym : mun se shing (Molvray 1988).
4. Otochilus lancilabius Seidenf. (Orchidaceae) (Wangchuk 2011 Bhutan)
5. Dendrobium nobile Lindl. (Orchidaceae) (Wangyal 2020). Synonym : ma nu se shing (Drungtso 1999)
6. Iris dichotoma Pall. (Iridaceae) Vesper iris (Molvray 1988 G,P). Cited from northern sources.
7. Iris domestica (Iridaceae) Leopard lily (Molvray 1988 H). Cited from northern sources.

The synonym uśīra is a name still used in India for the Vetiver. The Shel gong concords with further common synonyms in Dash and a description of scented roots and mentions three types without much detail. Modern tibetan authors identify epiphytic orchids, mostly Dendrobium spp. Russian sources propose Iris spp. All plants proposed have more or less scented roots.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 04:25, 12 March 2024 (EDT)