Pennisetum, Rtsa ram pa རྩ་རམ་པ་

Rtsa ram pa (Tibet)
Bai Cao 白草 (TCM)
Picture Pennisetum flaccidum
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:


Pennisetum flaccidum

Parts used:


Root (fine rootlets removed)

Temperature & Taste:


Cool. Sweet

Classification:




Uses:


1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-general for Poison and Toxicity
-Scorpion poisoning; Sulphur poisoning
-Lung heat Cough
-also Thirst from excess Heat

2. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding:
-various types of Bleeding from Heat
-Hematuria

2. Clears Damp-Heat, Promotes Urine:
-burning or obstructed Urine, Urinary retention

3. Benefits Qi:
-Rejuvenative
-regarded as Prolonging Life


Dose


Powder: 1–4 grams
Decoction: 6–12 grams

Comment:


The grass is eaten by livestock in mountainous regions.

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Cautions:


None noted

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