Snow Lotus of Northern Tibet

Snow Lotus of Northern Tibet

　　The snow lotus, a medicinal herbaceous plant of the subgenus Saussurea in the Asteraceae family, grows in rock crevices within the permanent snow zone at altitudes of 4,800 to 6,000 meters. It has functions such as dispelling cold, invigorating yang, and warming the uterus, and is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, back soreness and waist pain, kidney deficiency impotence, excessive uterine bleeding and leukorrhea in women, menstrual disorders, cold uterus, and external injuries with bleeding. It is one of the precious medicinal herbs of the snowy plateau. (Nagqu)