ba lu

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fragrant dwarf species of rhododendron, a holy plant, species of fragrant arborescent plants, rhododendrons, abies webbiana [JV]

small rhododendron bush with yellow flowers, fragrant and used for incense [RY]

ba lu med. tree [IW]

ba lu, med. tree [small rhododendron bush with yellow flowers, fragrant and used for incense. pungent tasting, hot melting, by its power curing me drod gso, stopping dang ga, claring away ma zhu ba dang, tsha grang 'thab pa'i pho nad.] [IW]

(med) Dwarf rhododendrons
ba lus bad kan tsha grang thams cad sel / zhes pa ni / gong du bshad pa'i da lis dkar po'i lo ma'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 220.1)

1. Rhododendron cephalanthum Franch. (Ericaceae) (Molvray 1988 M,T)
2. Rhododendron setosum D.Don (Ericaceae) (Wangchuk 2016). Reported name ba lu nag po.
3. Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton (Oleaceae) Glossy privet (Molvray 1988 H). Cited from a northern source.

da li and ba lu coincides with small, dwarf or prostrate shrub rhododendrons, stag ma with shrub or tree rhododendrons (as given in Flora of China). da li and stag ma are used for their flowers. ba lu is treated in the leaf section of the medicinal tree chapter.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 08:47, 11 March 2024 (EDT)