rgu drus

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རྒུ་དྲུས
mixture of many medicinal ingredients, corydalis dasyptera maxim. [JV]

rgu drus med. herb [IW]

rgu drus med. herb [ro tsa la kha, zhu rjes bsil, nus pas rma 'drub, rtsa chad pa mthud, rgyu gzer dang rims tsad 'joms [IW]

rgu drus med. herb ro tsa la kha, zhu rjes bsil, nus pas rma 'drub, rtsa chad pa mthud, rgyu gzer dang rims tsad 'joms [RY]

(med) Felworts. Fumewort; Groundsels
Synonyms : ser po rgu drus, bdud rtsi rab bsil (Shel gong)

rgu drus rma 'drub rtsa 'thung rgyu zer 'joms / zhes par / ljon shing las / ldum bu rgu drus bya ba ni / rma yi sha'u gso ba'i mchog / ces dang / rang byung pas / rgu drus snod tshad 'joms pa yin / zhes gsungs / ming ser po rgu drus / bdud rtsi rab bsil zer / 'di la gnyis / mchog ni / [363] 'khrungs dper / rgu drus nyin srib gnyis kar skye / lo ma phra 'jam sdong po ring / tshigs pa re re dag nas skye / dbyibs ni kyi lce nag po 'dra / me tog dkar ser dmar ba'i mdangs / 'bras bu dag gis phyur bur gang / rtsa ba gser gyi lcug ma 'dra / ro kha nus pas rma dang ni / dug dang rims kyi gnyen po win / phye ma lan gsum btab pa na / rma rnying mo dbang 'byar yang nus / zhes pa de dang / dman pa / ser po rgu drus zhes bya ba / mtho bsil rdza 'dab spang las skye / lo ma skya mthug rgya men 'dra / sdong bu thung dang me tog ser / dbyibs ni g.yu sdong gser mgo dang / 'dra la gang bu 'bras bu 'ang mtshungs / rtsa ba ser po 'dzings thabs can / mdzo smad blas pa 'dra yang zer / dbyibs ni be do'i rtsa ba 'dra / kha bsil rma tshad snod tshad sel / zhes so // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 362.5)
rgu drus ni / ser po rgu drus zer / nyin sribs su skye ba rkang sho mang 'dra zhing / phra ring 'jam pa dbyibs kyi lce nag ltar la yungs dkar lta bu yal ga rnams mgal tshigs nas thad sor thon pa / me tog ser skyas gang zhing / 'brus kyang phyur bur gang la ro kha tsha bar rtsa ba che ba mchog / gar yang skye ba lo ma skya mthug rgya men 'dra la sdong po thung zhing me tog ser po g.yu sdong gser mgo 'dra bar rtsa ba ser po dman pa'o // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 206)

Illustrations : Dawa 1999, 2009. 'Phrin Las 1987 (29_011) rgu drus mchog / lho khams sogs (29_012) rgu drus dman pa. 'Jam-dpal (print p 206) rgu drus

rgu drus mchog
1. Swertia hookeri C.B.Clarke (Gentianaceae) Felwort (Dawa 2009)
2. Swertia kingii Hook.f. (Gentianaceae) Felwort (Chi 2021)
3. Swertia asarifolia Franch. (Gentianaceae) Felwort (Chi 2021)
4. Swertia elata Harry Sm. (Gentianaceae) Felwort (Chi 2021)
5. Swertia multicaulis D.Don (Gentianaceae) Felwort (Chi 2021). For Dawa (2009) zangs tig 'dra ba'i lcags tig nag po : "There is no textual description known for this plant. The identification is based on Ven. Khenrab Norbu who groups 2 types, zangs tig dra ba'i lcags tig dkar po (Swertia tibetica) and zangs tig dra ba'i lcags tig nag po."
6. Galium boreale L. (Rubiaceae) Northern bedstraw (Molvray 1988 G). Cited from northern sources.
7. Galium verum L. subsp. verum (Rubiaceae) Lady's bedstraw, Yellow bedstraw (Molvray 1988 P). Cited from northern sources.

rgu drus dman pa
1. Corydalis dasyptera Maxim. (Papaveraceae) Fumewort (Dawa 2009, Wangyal 2020)
2. Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) Ragwort, Groundsel (Dawa 1999)
3. Senecio faberi Hemsl. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl. (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) Ragwort, Groundsel ('Phrin Las 1987)

"rgu drus has two varieties. rgu drus mchog is described in 'KHRUNGS-DPE as, 'rGu-drus grows in the sun as well as in the shade. The stem is long and at each node bears a thin smooth leaf which resembles the leaf of kyi lce nag po (Gentiana tianschanica) in shape. The flowers are yellowish white with red tinge while the fruits are densely packed. The roots are slender and golden coloured. rgu drus dman pa grows on meadows near rocks on cool high areas. Its leaves are light green and thick like rgya men (Papaver sominiferum). The stems are short and the flowers are yellow, resembling g.yu sdong gser mgo (skra bzang) in shape. The fruits and seeds are also similar. The root is yellow coloured and netted resembling the braided or plaited rope of the saddle tied toward the tail portion of mdZo (hybrid of ox and 'bri, female yak). Its shape resemble root of be do (Quercus sp.)" (Dawa 1999)
The images in the 'Tibetan Medical Thangka' are approximative, but the general port may recall a Galium sp with it's leaves in whirls for the superior type (29_011) and an Asteraceae with it's flowerhead for the inferior type (29_012). Dawa (1999) has an Asteracea for the inferiour type, but in (2009) identifies a fumewort as well as Swertia hookeri as rgu drus dman pa and rgu drus mchog. For the latter, one finds the description in the Shel gong that it's form is similar to kyi lce nag po, a group of Gentiana spp, definitely closer to Swertia than Galium sp., and his images for the 2 types are quite different from those in the Tibetan Medical Thangkas. Chi (2021) also identifies several Swertia sp as rgu drus.
The identification as Galium in Molvray are from Russian sources, probably for northern substitutes.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:27, 12 April 2024 (EDT)