mtshe ldum

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མཚེ་ལྡུམ
ephedra sinica stapf [JV]

ldum bu med. [IW]

ldum bu med. [sman gyi rigs shig ste, ro mngar la kha, zhu rjes bsil, nus pas mcher pa'i tshad pa dang, tsha ba gsar rnying sel, khrag gcod, lus stobs skyed,... [IW]

(med) Jointfirs. Horsetails
Synonyms : dha ma ni, 'bri dan, mtsho sdum, phag ron smyug ma, thun rdzas (Shel gong)

mtshe ldum rtsa yi khrag gcod mcher tshad sel / zhes pa / ro skor las / mtshe ni [287] nus pa skam la bsil / zhes dang / dpag bsam ljon pa las / mtshe ldum tshad pa gsar rnying dang / khyad par gam 'khrugs tshad pa sel / nag pos mchog tu mkhris tshad sel / zhes dang / rang byung pas / mtshe yis rma gso skran rnams 'dul / zhes gsungs / ming ni / rgya gar pas / dha ma ni / rgya nag tu / 'bri dan / bod kyis mtsho sdum / phag ron smyug ma / thun rdzas rnams zer / 'di la skye sa'i dbang gis rigs bzhi ste / brag mtshe brag las skye ba khru re tsam la phra sbom gro sog gi rked pa tsam dang / spang mtshe spang dang gram las skye ba khab tsam de la 'bras bu dmar po rus pa nag po can yod pa lug mtshe / de las sbom gyong 'bras bu med par mtshe dang / chu 'gram rlan las skyes par mtshe las snyoms pa zur gsum pa'i rnam pa can la chu mtshe zer ro / gang yang smyug ma 'dra la tshigs yod pa'o / lo ma med pa brtungs na dam tshi yod pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 286.6.)
mtshe ni / mtshe'i ldum bu dgos / brag sogs su skye zhing lcags kyi g.ya' 'khrus byed do // rtsa ba gcig las yal ga mtho re tsam ril mo tshigs mang ba ljang ser dgun ka yang mi skam zhing lo ma med par sdong po mang du gyes pa'i ro kha ba 'bru dmar po'i tshi gu nag po lug mtshe dang / 'bru med par mtshe dang skye yul nas brag mtshe chu mtshe yang 'dug / ro skor las / mtshe ni nus pa skam la bsil / zhes pas rtsa khrag mchin tshad sel // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 155)

Illustrations : Dawa 1999 (Ephedra sp). 'Phrin las 1987 (29_049) mtshe ldum lug mtshe (29_050) ra mtshe. 'Jam-dpal (print p 155, 410) mtshe, mtshe ldum

brag mtshe
1. Ephedra equisetina Bunge. (Ephedraceae) Ma huang (Boesi 2005). Synonyms : ra mtshe ('Phrin Las 1987), mtshe (Drungtso 1999)
spang mtshe
1. Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin. (Ephedraceae) Jointfir (Wangyal 2020)
2. Ephedra likiangensis Florin (Ephedraceae) Jointfir (Wangyal 2020)
3. Ephedra minuta Florin (Ephedraceae) Jointfir (Boesi 2005)
lug mtshe
1. Ephedra sinica Stapf.(Ephedraceae) Chinese jointfir ('Phrin Las 1987)
chu mtshe
1. Equisetum arvense L. (Equisetaceae) Common horsetail (Wangyal 2020). Synonyms : smyug mtse (Wangchuk 2011 Bhutan)
2. Equisetum diffusum (Equisetaceae) Himalayan horsetail (Boesi 2005)
3. Equisetum hyemale L. (Equisetaceae) Rough horsetail (Malvray 1988 H). Reported name ma ma sgog lcags.
4. Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. (Equisetaceae) Branched horsetail (Malvray 1988 H). Reported name smyug ma tshi.
mtshe ldum (without specification)
1. Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey. (Ephedraceae) Jointfir (Wangyal 2020)
2. Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke (Ephedraceae) Gerard's jointfir (Boesi 2014)
3. Ephedra monosperma J.G.Gmel. ex C.A.Mey. (Ephedraceae) Jointfir (Molvray 1988 P)
4. Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. (Equisetaceae) Branched horsetail (Malvray 1988 H). Reported name smyug ma tshi.

mthe ldum has 4 types. brag mtshe grows on rocky mountains, it is broad as a wheat straw. spang mtshe grows on meadows and gravel. Of it's 2 forms, lug mtshe is needle-shaped and ra mtshe is broad. chu mtshe has a more regular, triangular form and grows in moist places (Dawa 1999)
chu mtshe is identified with horsetails which have round, jointed and ridged stems. But is described as triangular, which is rather a characteristic of sedges, gla sgang.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 17:07, 27 March 2024 (EDT)