Bde Byed Snyoms བདེ་བྱེད་སྙོམས་ལྡན།
Balancing Comforter

Tradition:

Tibetan Medicine

Source / Author:

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Cong zhi (Calcite) *	Calcitum
Se bru (Pomegranate)	Punica granatum
Cu gang (Tabasheer)	Bambusa textiles
Gur gum (Sa ffl ower)	Carthamus tinctorius
Li shi (Clove)	Eugenia caryophyllus
Dza ti (Nutmeg)	Myristica fragrans
Sug smel (Cardamon)	Elettaria cardamomum
Ka ko la (Amomum)	Amomum subulatum
A ru ra (Chebula)	Terminalia chebula
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)	Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Dwa lis (Rhododendron)	Rhodendron spp.

* Calcite should be processed with Milk

Another version according to a Buryat source:

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)	Pterocarpus santalinus	200 grams
Se bru (Pomegranate fruit)	Punica granatum	60 grams
Cu gang (Tabasheer)	Bambusae silicae
Gur gum (Safflower)	Carthamus tinctorius
Li shi (Clove)	Eugenia caryophyllus	18 grams ea.
Dza ti (Nutmeg)	Myristica fragrans
Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)	Amomum subulatum
Sug smel (Lesser Cardamon)	Elettaria cardamomum	12 grams ea.
A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)	Terminalia chebula	18 grams
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)	Cinnamonum zeylanicum	8 grams
Dwa lis (Rhododendron)	Rhododendron anthopogon
Gangs thig (Calamine)	Lapis Caliminaris	60 grams ea.
Sga skya (Galangal)	Alpina officinarum
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)	Piper longum
Pho ril (Black Pepper)	Piper nigrum	6 grams ea.
Tsha la (Borax) dehydrated	Sodium tetraborate
La phug thal ba (Radish ashes)	Raphanus sativus
Ma nu (Inula)	Inula racemosa	10 grams ea.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Clears Phlegm and Damp, benefits Digestion

Use:

1. All types of Phlegm disorders mixed with Wind or Bile with the following symptoms: anorexia, indigestion, Stomach or Liver discomfort
2. Phlegm/Damp disorders associated with Spleen/Digestive weakness
3. Lymph disorders
4. Stomach tumor
5. Jaundice
5. Skin disorders associated with Phlegm and Bile; Blemishes, Acne, Pustules, Eczema, Itching
6. Weakness of the 7 Body Tissues
7. An important medicine to prepare (cleanse) the body prior to taking Rasayana (tonic medicines).

Dose:

2–3 grams every morning with hot water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. If there is not much Heat, omit Calcite and replace with Inula (Ma nu), U su (Coriander), and Star bu (Sea Buckthorn).

Comment:

“Who takes this medicine for external diseases gets rid of it like a snake sheds its skin, and internal diseases disappear like dew at sunrise”.

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Bde Byed Snyoms བདེ་བྱེད་སྙོམས་ལྡན། Balancing Comforter