Go yu nyer brgyad  གོ་ཡུ་ཉེར་བརྒྱད་
Betel nut 28

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Se bru (Pomegranate)

Punica granatum

80 grams

Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

5 grams

Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

10 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

10 grams

Dong khra (Red Ginger) *

Zingiber rubrum

40 grams

Gser bye (Vermiculite)

Mica

5 grams

Bre ga (Treacle Mustard)

Thlaspi arvense

10 grams

A ‘bras (Fever nut)

Caesalpinia bonducella

5 grams

Sra ‘bras (Eugenia) **

Eugenia jambolana

5 grams

‘jam-‘bras (Mango kernel)

Mangifera indica

5 grams

Tskhos (Lacca)

Laccifera lacca

5 grams

Btsod (Madder)

Rubia cordifolia

5 grams

Zhu mkhan (Symplocos)

Symplocos racemosa

5 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

5 grams

Mkhal zo (Canavalia)

Canavalia gladiata

10 grams

Utpal (Blue Poppy)

Meconopsis sp.

5 grams

Shug tsher (Juniper)

Juniperus recurva

5 grams

A ru (Chebula)

Terminalia hebula

5 grams

Gser me (Herpetospermum) ***

Herpetospermum pedunculosum

5 grams

Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)

Adhatoda vasica

5 grams

Gze ma (Tribulus)

Tribulus terrestris

5 grams

Sdig srin (Crab shell)

Potamon yunnanense

5 grams

Pri yang ku (Dracocephalum)

Dracocephalum tanguticum

5 grams

Lcham ‘bru (Mallow seed)

Malva sp.

5 grams

Skyer shun (Barberry)

Berberis aristata

5 grams

Brag zhun (Shilajit)

Asphaltum

5 grams

Yung ba (Turmeric)

Curcuma longa

5 grams

Go yu (Betel nut)

Areca catechu

40 grams

* regular Ginger can be used for Red Ginger
** Marshmallow seed has been listed by some sources
*** Melia azadirachta is listed by some sources

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Warms the Kidneys, strengthens Yang

Use:

“all Kidney diseases [from Cold] without exception”.
1. Cold Kidneys, Kidney Yang deficiency
2. Difficult urination
3. Kidney disease from Cold
4. Lower back and Hip pain, Pelvic pain
5. Pain and heaviness of the legs
6. Spermatorrhea, Seminal emission
7. Tumors and Swelling of the Testicles
8. Cold Feet
9. Premature Ejaculation
10. Uterine bleeding
11. Pain of the eyes

Dose:

2–3 grams, morning and night (or 3 times daily), with warm water

Cautions:

Not used in Kidney heat disease

Modifications:



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