shug pa tsher can

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ཤུག་པ་ཚེར་ཅན
shug pa tsher can/ thorny juniper med. tree [IW]

(med) (med) Junipers
Synonyms : ba da ra, 'brog rtsi sngon po, spa ma, g.yu 'brug ze ba, rgya shug pa, rgya shug spa ma, rgya shug skyur mo, alma lako la, rgya shug thung ngu la, ka rkandu (Shel gong), rgya shug, debadaru, lha shing, jila, surucandan, bdug spos shing, yongs bzang can (Dawa 2009), 'dre shug, lha shug, shug pa (Lama 2001 Dolpo), lug shug (Boesi 2005 Baragaon)

shug pa tsher can mkhal tshad lhog pa sel / zhes par / ming / ba da ra / 'brog rtsi sngon po / spa ma / g.yu 'brug ze ba / rgya shug pa / rigs sngon bshad bzhin gyii 'dir shug tsher ma can yin / rgya shug zer ba shug pa spyi la 'jug pa las mang ste / rgya shug spa ma dang / rgya shug skyur mo / alma lako la zer ba dang / rgya shug thung ngu la / ka rkandu zer ba dang gsum ste nus pa 'dra / dngos ni / shug pa bong thung la lo ma nag cing tsher ma ltar skye bzug snyam byed pa yal phran lta bu las sdong po che ba mi skye ba de yin / 'di sa mthon byang lta'i la kha nas btu dgos par bshad / rje rang byung rdo rjes / shug pas smad kyi [220] tshad pa sel / 'bras bu bdud rtsi bcud du bshad / spa ma'i nus pa de dang 'dra / zhes gsungs so // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 219.4)
shug tsher ni / … / dka' 'grel las / shug pa gzho nu tsher ma yod kyang rgas na ltung de mi ltung zhes pa da lta rgya nag tu shing che ba'ang 'dug // … // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 108)

Illustrations : Dawa 2009 (Sabina wallichiana). 'Phrin Las 1987 (28_063) shug pa tsher can shug pa gang yod la. 'Jam-dpal (print p 108, 398) shug tsher

1. Juniperus formosana Hayata (Cupressaceae) Chinese prickly juniper (Wangyal 2020)
2. Juniperus pseudosabina Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (Cupressaceae) Xinjiang juniper ('Phrin Las 1987)
3. Juniperus recurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (Cupressaceae) Himalayan juniper (Molvray 1988 M)
4. Juniperus sabina var. dauurica (Pall.) Farjon (Cupressaceae) Savin juniper (Molvray 1988 G). Cited from northern sources.
5. Empetrum nigrum L. (Ericaceae) Crowberry (Molvray 1988 H,P). Cited from northern sources.

Simplified, according to the Shel gong, shug pa tsher can or shug tsher are junipers from which the leafs are collected. From spa 'brum or spa ma (dwarf junipers) and rgya shug (cypress species) one uses the fruits.
The general term shug pa, including Juniperus spp, Cupressus spp and Platycladus spp., is subdivided in differen types according to morphology, environment and fragrance. shug pa are upright, spa ma are flat and high altitude plants. Within shug pa, shug tsher (young Juniperus indica) are thorny and rgya shug are smooth (lha shug, Cupressus torulosa, and lug shug, old Juniperus indica). Within spa ma are those with and without thorns, spa ma tsher ma can (Juniperus squamata) and spa ma tsher ma med pa (Juniperus communis, prostrate in high altitude) (Boesi 2005).
shug pa has 2 types : the smooth lug shug and the spiny ra shug. lug shug again is divided in 3 forms. The tall de ba da ru is resinous and has scented yellow roots and stems, used for incence making. The medium shug pa khro zhel grows near rivers and bears spike-flowers that arise amidst pendant leaves resembling Yak's tail. The smaller form grows in open forest like other shug pa and bears fruit similar to Pinus sp. (Dawa 2009)
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:37, 16 March 2024 (EDT)