chu ma rtsi

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chu ma rtsi field herb [IW]

polygonum sibiricum laxm., water-plant [JV]

chu ma rtsi field herb [sour astringent, heating, by its power bshal gyi sna 'dren zhing skyug pa srung ba dang, dmu chu'i nad sbyong bar byed] [IW]

(med) Rhubarbs ?
Synonyms : rtsab chung, rtsi stag mo, bcung phud, mkha' 'gro la phug, skyur ru mu ru (Shel phreng), rtsi stag mo, rtsab chun ('Jam-dpal), chu kha me tog (Wangchuk 2016)

chu ma rtsi yis chu ser dmu chu sbyong / zhes par / rang byung las / chu ma rtsi yis skom pa sel / gsungs / ming / chu ma rtsi / rtsab chung / rtsi stag mo / bcung phud / mkha' 'gro la phug / skyur ru mu ru zer / 'khrung dper / chu ma rtsi zhes bya ba ni / skye gnas 'dam dang zhing gseb skye / lo ma sngon po ral gri 'dra / sdong por rtsa ris dmar po yod / snye ma zer ba dag dang 'dra / nus pas chu ser dmu chu sbyong / zhes dang / zur sman pas / chu ma rtsi zhes bya ba ni / lcum rigs gsum gyi chung bar gtogs / stod smad skye gnas rgod g.yung mang / 'on kyang skye stabs gcig las med / sdong po phra la ro yang skyur / me tog byad dkar gdang zhugs 'dra / rtsa ba zangs khab gzhibs pa 'dra / 'di nyid khong du yod pa'i tshe / bshal sman gang yang mi skyugs 'dzin / nus pas chu rigs thams cad sbyong / zhes so / kha cig lcum chud bzhes dkar por yang bshed // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 277.3)
chu ma rtsi ni / rtsi stag mo / rtsab chung zer / 'dir rigs gnyis las / 'dam dang shing gseb tu skye ba'i lo ma sngo ljang ral gri'i dbyibs can [snye ma?] dmar po ram bu 'dra bar gug pa / rkang dmar po ste nag po mchog / rkang ring ljang gu lo ma ral gri gzugs can me tog rgya kha 'char ba yal shul gang bu nar stabs can dug mo nyung 'dra ro kha ba dkar po ste / stod lugs nag po dang byar po pan chen dkar por mdzad pa'o / des chu ser dmu chu sbyong // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 148)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (29_018) chu ma rtsi nag po (29_020) chu ma rtsi dkar po. 'Jam-dpal (print p 148) chu ma rtsi nag po, dkar po

1. Rheum nobile Hook.f. & Thomson (Polygonaceae) Sikkim rhubarb (Wangyal 2020)
2. Rheum pumilum Maxim. (Polygonaceae) (Wangyal 2020). Reported name chu rtsi rgod pa.
3. Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill (Polygonaceae) Mountain sorrel, Alpine sorrel (Lama 2001 Dolpo). Synonyms : snya lo, skur mu, snya lo ba, u in (Lama 2001 Dolpo), chu lcum (Boesi 2014 J&K)

lcum rtsa, chu rtsa and chu ma rtsi are 3 subsequent entries in that order in the Shel gong and are generally identified with rhubarb species, Rheum spp. It is certainly the case for lcum rtsa (the first 2 of it's 3 types) and chu rtsa, but the illustrations of the black and white chu ma rtsi in the Medical Thangkas and in 'Jam-dpal don't resemble a rhubarb species. They may well depict 2 Polygonaceae, rather affiliated with the third type of lcum rtsa, chu lcum, described as being similar to knotweeds.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:46, 25 March 2024 (EDT)