Pyrethrum tatsiense, Gzer joms གཟེར་འཇོམས
Gzer joms, A byag (Tibetan)Botanical name:
Pyrethrum tatsiense (syn. P. tatsienense, Chrysanthemum tatsiense, C. jugorum, Tanacetum tatsiense)
Parts used:
Flower
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat, Relieves Pain:
-Headache, pain in the upper body
-pain in the Hypochondria
-Hepatitis
-Hepato-protective, Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic effects have been noted
2. Clears Heat, Moves the Blood:
-Fractures, Bruising, Wounds; especially Head injuries
-Ulcers
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Substitute:
1. The grass of Bidens tripartita has been used by Tibetans in Russia.
2. Chrysanthemum Ju Hua or Snow Chrysanthemum Xue Ju Hua may be an effective substitutes.
Main Combinations:
1. Wind-Heat affecting the Heart and disturbing the Mind, Pyrethrum tatsiense with Aloeswood, Triphala, Clove
Major Formulas:
Aloeswood 9 (A gar dgu pa) (Tibetan)
Aloeswood 17 (A gar 17) (Tibetan)
Aloeswood 18 (A gar 18) (Tibetan)
Aloeswood 31 (A gar 31) (Tibetan)
Aloeswood 35 (A gar 35) (Tibetan)
Life Holding Jewel (Srog ‘dzin nor bu) (Tibetan)
Red Coral 25 (Rin chen byur dmar nyer lnga) (Tibetan)
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
Research
1. Hepato-protective, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Anti-hypoxia, Antimyocardial ischemia. Tibetan Medicine Pyrethrum tatsienense2. [Chemical constituents from Pyrethrum tatsienense].
3. Structure-activity relationships of antioxidant activity in vitro about flavonoids isolated from Pyrethrum tatsienense.