bya ma byi

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བྱ་མ་བྱི
bat [IW]

flying squirrel [RY]

(med) Flying Squirrels (Petauristini tribe) (Drungtso (1999).
Synonyms : bya leb ('Jam-dpal), bya ma byi'u (Drungtso 1999)

bya ma byi ni / bya leb zer / shing khung gnas pa byi ba'i rigs / ri bong tsam la lpags 'dabs can 'phur 'gro ba de'i mjug sgro ni 'dab ma'i sbu yin nam snyam mo / rgyud las / bya ma byi'i sgros mngal nad nad 'byin // zhes so // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 248)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (30_091) bya ma byi'i sgro (33_143) bya ma byi'i sha. 'Jam-dpal (print p 248) bya ma byi

Petauristini is the tribe of Flying squirrels. They actually do not fly, but are able to glide with the aid of a furred skin membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle. Most of the 15 genera are found in wooden habitats in southern and eastern Asia. (wikipedia).
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia prescribes the Flying squirrel Trogopterus xanthipes for the drug Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 13:11, 14 February 2024 (EST)