A gar bcu pa   ཨ་གར་བཅུ་པ་
Aloeswood 10

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

50 grams

Shing kun (Asafetida)

Ferula foetida

50 grams

Sha chen *

50 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

40 grams

Go snyod (Caraway)

Carum carvi

40 grams

Snying zo sha

Choerospondias axillaris

60 grams

Tang kun

Selinum wallichianum

60 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

20 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

20 grams

Bu ram (Brown Sugar) **

Saccharum

* Sha chen is Human flesh. Yak heart is generally substituted today..
** The dose is not given. Enough Sugar is used to form a syrup, which can be used to form Pills.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Calms the Heart, Settles Wind

Use:

1. Arrythmia
2. Palpitations
3. Depression
4. Fear
5. Mental illness manifested by Fear, depression, insomnia

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Dang Gui is often used for Tang Kun


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