bya rog nyungs ma

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bya rog nyungs ma med. herb [IW]

[[bya rog nyungs ma med. herb [sweet, body heat neutral, by its power healing wounds, 'bras nad 'dul, syn: tha dad phreng dang, 'dab byed rtsub mo, nad med lam skyes, bum nges, mdzes ldan gnyis, yan lag dmar, shin tu spyod] [IW]

(med) Snowball plants
Synonyms : bya rog mig, bya rog nor bu (Shel gong) gtsug gi nor bu, pho rog nor bu ('Jam-dpal)

bya rog nyungs mas rma gso' 'bras nad 'dul / zhes par / ming bya rog mig / bya rog nor bu yang zer bas spa yag pa dang ma nor ba dgos / 'khrungs dper / bya rog nyungs ma zhes bya ba / srib mo'i kha stod dag las skye / lo ma leb la nya ga can / lo ma'i rgyab ni skya ba yin / rtsa ba sdong po pags pa dmar / rtsa ba sdong po zos pa na / ba smyod 'dra ste dam la 'byar / rang gi nus pas 'bras nad sel / zhes pa bye mar skyes pa lo ma la phug lta bu bgrad nas skye ba rtsa ba'i phyi dmar po mngar pa de yin // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 344.3)
bya rog nyung ma ni / sde srid pas / bya rog nor bu dang bya rog nyung ma gcig tu 'dod kyang lhan thabs su drangs pa'i lung de bya nyung gi ngos 'dzin dang mi mthun par gsal te / gces bsdus rin phreng las / gtsug gi nor bu zhes bya sman // pho rog nor bur grags pa de // skyes gnas ljongs dang 'brel ba ste // me tog smug po lo ma leb // 'bras bu nyung la kha smug 'dra // de rnams dus su btus pa yis // rtsa ba glo rnag 'joms shing 'dren // lo ma lpags nad sel bar byed // me tog sngon po mchin nad sel // 'bras bu mo nad mtha' dag sel // ces pa de shel phreng du ba yag par bzhed pa dang shin tu mthun la ngos 'dzin gzhan bod yul du med la / bya nyung dngos ni / stod sribs bye mar skye lo ma rgyab skya leb nya ga can gyis la phug ltar bgrad nas skye ba / rkang gcig pa'i shun dmar po me tog smug po 'bras bu'i kha dog smug po 'dra ba'o // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 198)

Illustrations : Dawa 2009. 'Phrin Las 1987 (31_096) pho rog nyung ma rigs gcig (31_097) pho rog mig gam bya rog nor bu. 'Jam-dpal (print p 198) bya rog nyung ma

1. Saussurea kingii J.R.Drumm ex.C.E.C.Fisch. (Asteraceae) Snowball plant (Wangyal 2020)
2. Dolomiaea calophylla Y.Ling (Asteraceae) (Dawa 2009)
3. Cirsium esculentum (Siev.) C.A.Mey. (Asteraceae) Plume thistle (Molvray 1988 G). Cited from northern sources.
4. Cirsium acaule subsp. acaule ? (Asteraceae) Dwarf thistle (Molvray 1988 G). Cited from northern sources.

Other Snowball plants are identified with bya rgod sug pa. Saussurea in general is identified with kon pa gab skyes, khyung sder and gza' dug nag po. Saussurea is a large (over 400 species) and very divers genus in the Asteracea. It is divided in 4 subgenera with distinct morphological features, which may partially explain the various tibetan names. Subgenus Eryogone or 'Snowball plants' has dense hairy flower heads, subgenus Amphilaena or 'Snow lotus' has bracts which close over the flowers, creating a greenhouse-effect. The other subgenera have open, scabious-like flowerheads.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:11, 8 April 2024 (EDT)