A gar so gcig  ཨ་གར་སོ་གཅིག་
Aloeswood 31

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

A gar (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

Ar skya (Chinese Aloeswood)

Aquillaria chinensis

20 grams ea.

A gar dmar (Red Aloeswood)

Cinnamomum parthenoxylon

12 1⁄2 grams

Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal)

Santalum album

17 1⁄2 grams

Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)

Pterocarpus santalinus

25 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

5 grams ea.

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusae silicae

35 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)

Amomum subulatum

Sug smel (Lesser Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

15 grams ea.

Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan)

Terminalia bellerica

17 1⁄2 grams

Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)

Emblica officinalis

20 grams

Sles tres (Tinospora)

Tinospora cordifolia

35 grams

Sga skya (Galangal)

Alpina officinarum

7 1⁄2 grams

Kanda ka ri (Wineberry)

Rubus phoenicoiasius

15 1⁄2 grams

Ma nu pa tra (Elecampane)

Inula helenium

22 1⁄2 grams

Ba sha ka

Adhaotoda vasica

12 1⁄2 grams

Tig ta (Swertia)

Swertia chirata

15 grams

Hong len (Picrorrhiza)

Picrorrhiza kurroa

Gu gul (Bdellium)

Commiphora mukul

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

17 1⁄2 grams ea.

Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree)

Salmalia malabarica

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

12 1⁄2 grams ea.

A byag gzer joms 

Pyrethrum tatsienense

Ming can nag po

Pullicaria insignis

Tsher sngon (Meconopsis)

Meconopsis horridula

22 1⁄2 grams ea.

Snying zho sha

Choerospondias axillaris

17 1⁄2 grams

Se bru (Pomegranate fruit)

Punica granatum

10 grams

Sr lo dkar po

Paegaeophyton scapiflorum

15 grams

Preparation:

Traditionally used as a powder; it can be formed into pills the size of a pea.

Function:

Regulates Qi and Blood, settles Wind

Use:

1. Malaise (loss of appetite, lethargy, dizziness, insomnia, depression)
2. Stress, Anxiety, Tension (inhaled the fumes) 3. Nervousness
4. Unnecessary Anger
5. Palpitations with Anxiety

6. Shivering
7. Dizziness and Vertigo
8. Tinnitus
9. Sudden loss of consciousness
10. Dryness of mouth
11. frees Breathing; good for Heavy breathing
12. Sti
ffness in the limbs and channels from Wind
13. Pain in the Waist, Hips, Joints, Muscles and Skin from Wind.
14. The smoke is inhaled during pregnancy when there is stomach swelling and bloating

Dose:

Traditionally used as an incense; the powder was to be sprinkled on hot coals and the fumes inhaled.
If taken internally, 2–3 pills before bed with warm water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

When Nux Vomica, Aconite, Musk and Yak Heart are added, it forms Aloeswood 35.


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