rtsa mkhris

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rtsa mkhris med. herb [IW]

(med) 1. Asteraceae with chicory type flowers (shing skyes gser mkhris) 2. Saw worts (ri skyes ba mo kha)

de was rims sel rtsa mkhris mkhris tshad sel / ... / rtsa mkhris ni / rigs gnyis te / rje rang byung pas / rtsa mkhris nag dang [319] dkar po gnyis / rtsa gso mkhris pa'i nad la phan / zhes gsungs pas / zhing skyes gser mkhris dang / ri skyes ba mo kha gnyis so / zhing skyes la ming / rong skyes ser po / gser mkhris / btsun mo zhing skyes / 'o 'dzi ba zer / 'khrungs dper / rtsa mkhris zhing mu tha bar skye / lo ma sngo 'jam phra ba la / me tog ser po 'dab bzhi'am / yang na 'dab ma mang bar rung / bcad na zho 'dzag ro ni kha / nus pas mkhris nad ma lus 'joms / zhes gsungs pa bzhin / lo ma sngo sib me tog khur nag 'dra la chung ba / bong mthor tsam las mi skye / phra la snyoms pa bcad na 'o ma 'dzag pa'o / ri skyes ba mo kha ni / lo ma phra la ring ba sgang rtsi mon chun gi lo ma 'dra ba / sdong po mdzub re tsam la me tog sngo stab seng pa'i me tog ltar smug rdog skye ba / lo ma bcad na bal spu dkar po 'byung zhing 'phur na spra ba 'dra ba ro kha ba de'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 318.6)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (29_025) rtswa mkhris mchog (29_026) rtswa mkhris dman pa (29_027) rtswa mkhris rigs la gtogs (34_011) rtswa mkhris. 'Jam-dpal (print p 179) rtsa mkhris

zhing skyes gser mkhris, rtsa mkhris nag po
Synonyms : rong skyes ser po, gser mkhris, btsun mo zhing skyes, 'o 'dzi ba (Shel gong)
1. Ixeridium gracile (DC.) Pak & Kawano (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Wangyal 2020)
2. Ixeris chinensis (Thunb.) Nakai (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Dawa 2009)
3. Melanoseris macrorhiza (Royle) N.Kilian (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) Violet dandelion (Dawa 1999). There is no specific description apart from Ven. Khyenrab Norbu who distinguished a superior and inferior type. The Lhasa sman rtsis khang identifies this plant as rtsa mkhris mchog (Dawa 1999). Synonyms : rgya khur sngon po (Lama 2001 Dolpo)
4. Melanoseris lessertiana (DC.) Decne. (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) Violet dandelion (Kletter 2001). Synonym : sngon bu (Drungtso 1999)
5. Lactuca lessertiana (DC.) Decne. (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) Lettuce (Drungtso 1999)
6. Dubyaea atropurpurea Stebbins (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Kletter 2001). Synonyms : gser mkhris (Kletter 2001)
7. Dubyaea hispida DC. (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Kletter 2001). Synonyms : gser mkhris (Kletter 2001)
8. Askellia flexuosa (Ledeb.) W.A.Weber (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Kletter 2001)
9. Picris hieracioides L. subsp. Hieracioides (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) Hawkweed oxtongue (Kletter 2001). Synonyms : gser mkhris (Kletter 2001) rgya khur dkar po (Wangyal 2020)
10. Faberia silhetensis (DC. ex Froel.) Sennikov (Asteraceae, Cichorideae) (Kletter 2001)
All genera of the Cichorieae tribe in the Asteraceae have latex and almost all only ligulate florets, like chicory or dandelions (khur mang).

ri skyes ba mo kha, rtsa mkhris dkar po
1. Saussurea graminea Dunn (Asteraceae) Saw wort (Wangyal 2020)
2. Saussurea arenaria Maxim. (Asteraceae) Saw wort (Kletter 2001)
3. Saussurea brunneopilosa Hand.-Mazz. (Asteraceae) Saw wort (Kletter 2001)
4. Saussurea romuleifolia Franch. (Asteraceae) Saw wort (Kletter 2001)
Other Saw worts are treated under kon pa gab skyes.

The Shel gong shel phreng distinguishes a black type (rtsa mkhris nag po), similar to dandelion (khur nag), growing on field borders with yellow flowers, milky sap and bitter taste. The white type (rtsa mkhris dkar po) has dark flowers (colour not specified) and wooly leaves (Kletter 2001).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:04, 2 April 2024 (EDT)