Goethite, Mdung rtse dkar po མདུང་རྩེ་དཀར་པོ་
Mdung rtse dkar po (Tibetan)
Zhen Tie Kuang (TCM)
Goethite from Colorado
(Photo by Rob Lavinsky) (Wikimedia)
Minerological name:
Goethitum (Iron oxide mineral)
There are several types of Mdung rtse in Tibetan Medicine:
- Mdung rtse dkar po (Goethite)
- Mdung rtse smug po (Brown Hematite)
- Mdung rtse dmar po (Red Hematite)
Parts used:
Prepared Mineral
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry.
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes:
–used for Eye diseases
–Cataracts
2. Benefits the Bones:
–used for Fractures
3. Settles Wind, Benefits the Brain:
–diseases of the “White Channels” (Nerves)
–Brain damage (Drungtso)
4. Externally:
–in formulas for skin dieseases with swelling and itching
Dose:
Prepared Powder: 500mg–2 grams
Substitute:
Goethite is generally used similarly to Hematite.
Preparation:
Can be prepared as for Hematite.
Main Combinations:
1. For Eye diseases, Goethite, Calcite, Safflower, Triphala, Shilajit, Clove, Nutmeg
2. Loss of Sight, Goethite, Six Excellent Medicines, Triphala, Swertia, Calamine, Antelope horn, Rhinoceros horn, Sandalwood, Bezoar, Musk, Bear Bile (as in Mdung rtse nyer lnga)
3. Fractures, Goethite, Magnetite, Pearl, Cinnabar, Musk, Saffron
Major Formulas:
Goethite 25 (Mdung rtse nyer lnga)
Rin chen lchags ril chen mo
Cautions:
None noted
