Lloydia serotina, Rtswa a wa རྩྭ་ཨ་ཝ
Snowdon LilyRtswa a wa, A wa (Tibetan Medicine)
Lloydia serotinaW. Baxter, British phaenogamous botany, (1834-1843)
Lloydia serotina(Photo by Qwert1234) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Lloydia serotina (syn. L. serotina var. serotina, L. alpina, L. himalalensis, Bulbocodium serotinum)
Parts used:
Aerial parts
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat, Benefits the Eyes:
-red, sore, swollen eyes associated with Liver Heat
2. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Resolves Pus:
-Wounds of the Chest or Torso
-Lung abscess; Pus accumulation in the Chest
3. Moves the Blood, Benefits the Bones:
-Injuries, especially of the chest
-helps heal fractured bones
-Promotes Tooth growth (Clark)
-classically to expel Evil Spirits
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitute:
1. Carex spp. is also listed as a source of this herb
2. Eyebright can be used when used for eye disoreders
Main Combinations:
1. Eye diseases with redness, pain and swelling, Lloydia serotina, Calcite, Tabasheer, Safflower, Costus, Bdellium, Triphala, Licorice, Carum carvi, Meconopsis grandis, Shilajit, prepared Iron (as in A Wa 15).
2. To help heal fractures it is mixed with butter and applied.
Major Formulas:
Clarifying Lloydia 15 (Gsal byed a wa bco lnga)
Cinnabar 3 (Chog la gsum sbyor) (Tibetan)
Goethite 25 (Mdung rtse nyer lnga) (Tibetan)
Cautions:
None noted