A gar bcu bdun   ཨ་གར་བཅུ་བདུན་
Aloeswood 18

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Ar nag (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

100 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

150 grams

Ba ru (Belleric)

Terminalia bellerica

80 grams

Shyu ru (Emblic)

Emblica officinalis

100 grams

Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree) *

Choerospondias axillaris

50 grams

Mkhal zo dkar po (Canavalia) **

Canavalia gladiata

50 grams

Gla gor zho sha (Entada) **

Entada scandens

40 grams

Sle Tres (Tinospora)

Tinospora cordifolia

70 grams

Gzer ‘joms 

Pyrethrum tatsienense

100 grams

Tsher sngon

Meconopsis horridula

100 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

80 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

30 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg) peeled

Myristica fragrans

30 grams

La la phud (Ajowan)

Trachyspermum ammi

40 grams

Gu gul nag po (Myrrh)

Commiphora myrrha

40 grams

Sman chen (Aconite)

Aconitum spicatum

40 grams

Ri bong snying (Rabbit heart)

Lepus spp.

15 grams

Bu ram (Molasses)

Saccharum

70 grams

* with seeds
** Canavalia and Entada outer shell is removed and lightly stir-fried

Preparation:

Powder mix with the Molasses and form Pills.

Function:

Regulates Qi, Stops Wind, Moves the Blood

Use:

1. Pain in the lower back and kidneys from Wind
2. Pain in the lower back or kidneys following trauma or bruising
3. Curvature of the lower back or neck
4. Osteochondrosis
5. Difficulty Flexing or extending
6. Stabbing pain in the Head
7. Chaotic thoughts
8. Palpitations
9. Arrhythmias
10. Insomnia
11. Dizziness
12. Tinnitus
13. Diseases of the “Holders of Life”
14. Nerve diseases associated with Inflammation
15. Urinary dysfunction from Blood Stasis

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Buryat versions of this formula often contains prepared Nux Vomica.


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