rus sbal

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རུས་སྦལ
tortoise [animal med.] [IW]

tortoise [RY]

tortoise [JV]

• Divination Turtles [GD]
  

(med) Chinese pond turtle ? (Mauremys reevesii)
Synonyms : yan lag lnga pa, lus sbal ('Jam-dpal)

rus sbal ni / yan lag lnga pa / lus sbal zer / mtsho las byung ba che ba shin tu che la chung ba'ang 'dug / rus phyi dang / sha nang du skyes pa ser smug sna tshogs pa rkang bzhi pa rna bar dbugs len zhing tshe ring ba'o // shel sgong las / rus sbal snying gis mgo yis rma gso byed / ces dang / bai sngon du khog pa bsreg pa'i du ba'i 'dre zhig srung yang sa bdag klu la gzod par bshad // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 259)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (33_053) rus sbal snying sha. 'Jam dpal (print p 259)

The Chinese pond turtle is used since ancient times for divination and in traditional medicine. It is still included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 13:40, 23 February 2024 (EST)