btsod

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rubia cordifolia l, galium verum l., SA lcug phra ring pa, creeper [JV]

madder [RY]

1) madder; 2) btsod med. tree [IW]

1) madder [red dye made from a vine syn: bkra ba'i 'dab can dang, dpag tsad 'dab, sbal pa'i lo ma, le brgan]; 2) kind of medicinal tree, bitter, body heat neutral, by its power glo tsad dang mkhal tsad, 'grams tsad bcas la phan] [IW]

1) madder; 2) btsod med. tree * [red dye] [IW]

1) madder; 2) btsod med. tree [bitter, body heat neutral, by its power glo tsad dang mkhal tsad, 'grams tsad bcas la phan] [IW]

(med) Madder
Synonyms : manyidza kha, rakta, ta' smra, mu' la, hasna, bzlog bsgyur (Shel gong)
Sanskrit : mañjiṣṭhā (Dash 1989, Pandanus), yojanavallī (Pandanus)

btsod kyis khrag gi nad dang 'gram tshad sel / zhes par / rang byung pas / btsod kyis rgyu long tshad pa sel / gsungs par / ming / manyidza kha / rakta / ta' smra / mu' la / hasna / gab ming du bzlog bsgyur zer ro / yongs grags la phrugs dmar tshos byed pa'i shing phran dmar po ste / 'di lwa ba'i tshos la gang bzang sman la yang bzang bas che chung 'bring gsum las / phyi ma la phran ma zhes 'bring po bcag 'phro dmar la khu ba bzang ba de legs / de'i tshos mdud rtsa tho sogs gtor ba'o // de ltar yal phran gyi sman rigs rtsa ba bcu gcig nang rigs bcas bcu drug bshad zin to // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 237.4)

Illustrations : Dawa 1999. 'Phrin Las 1987 (29_034) btsod (34_023) btsod (35_053) btsod. 'Jam-dpal (print p 164) btsod

1. Rubia manjith Roxb. (Rubiaceae)Madder (Wangyal 2020)
2. Rubia chinensis Regel & Maack (Rubiaceae) Madder (Wangyal 2020). Reported name ma thang 'ching bu nag po.
3. Rubia cordifolia L. (Rubiaceae) Madder (Drungtso 1999)
4. Rubia tinctorium L. (Rubiaceae) Dyer's madder (Molvray 1988 R)

"btsod is judged by it's property of dying handmade woolen blankets. The one which gives a good colour is considered a good medicine. From the large, small and medium type the latter is called la phran ma and is considered superior." (Dawa 1999)
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 02:31, 14 April 2024 (EDT)