Special local products

This page will show you some special local products of Tibet, especially, Traditional Tibetan medicine.

On this mysterious land, it is abundant in various kinds of herbal medicine, such as Caterpillar Fungus; Saffron Crocus; Snow lotus(flower)....

1. Caterpillar Fungus ( Cordyceps Sinesis )It is known as "Winter Insect and Summer Grass". Just because it is an insect in winter, hibernating in the fields of the mountain at the altitude of 3500-5000 meters. And next May, at the time of local people gathering it, a grass has grown out of its head.

The "winter insect" is actually the larva of a moth, and the "Summer grass" is a parasitic fungus living in the head of the insect.

Caterpillar Fungus is good for the lungs and kidney. It is used for the treatment of cough and asthma, asthenia and the deterioration of the organs, it is one of the most precious traditional Tibetan medicine.

2. Saffron Crocus

It is from a flower and it can enrich and active the blood, prevent cerebral hemorrhage and coronary heart disease. Especially help for the women's problem. Like regular menstruation. It also can maintain the skin if women often use it.

3. Snow lotus (flower)

It grows up in the high mountains covered by snow all around the years. And this kind of flower gows under the snow. It is used for women's problem, warm the uterus and enrich the blood. At the same time, it can warm the channels and come lose the cold. It can get rid of the wet and relieve pain.

Besides herbal medicine, in Tibet, also contains animal medicine and mineral medicine, such as antelope's horn; Pilose antler, bears gall bladder and natural pearl, agate, amber, turquoise, et.

Here we would like to mention you the patent Tibetan medicine, for easier to take, more and more Tibetan medicine is made to the pills, tablet or powder. Most of the patent medicine contains various kinds of herbal medicine and mineral medicine.

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