Dmar chen thang དམར་ཆེན་ཐང་
Bright Red Decoction
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
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Inula racemosa |
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Tinospora cordifolia |
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Rubus niveus |
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Kaempferia galanga |
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Terminalia chebula |
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Terminalia bellerica |
20 grams ea. |
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Emblica officinalis |
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Rubia cordifolia |
50 grams ea. |
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Symplocos racemosa |
12 grams |
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Laccifer lacca |
50 grams |
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Santalum album |
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Pterocarpus santalinus |
15 grams ea. |
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Onosma hookeri |
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Asphaltum |
20 grams ea. |
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Myristica fragrans |
4 grams |
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Eugenia caryophyllus |
5 grams |
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Bambusae silicae |
12 grams |
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Carthamus tinctorius |
20 grams |
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Punica granatum |
5 grams |
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Elettaria cardamomum |
8 grams |
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Piper longum |
5 grams |
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Amomum subulatum |
15 grams |
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Cinnamonum zeylanicum |
1 gram |
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Sga dmar (Red Ginger) |
Alpinia purpurata |
9 grams |
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Geranium nepalense |
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Chaenomeles tibetica |
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Glycyrrhiza glabra |
20 grams ea. |
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Aquilaria sinensis |
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Aquilaria agallocha |
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A khra jo sha (type of Agar) * |
Aquilaria spp. |
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Angelica dahurica |
10 grams ea. |
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Porcus Feces calcinii |
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Adhatoda vasica |
20 grams ea. |
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Aristolchia spp. |
10 grams |
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Calculus Bovis |
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Gsir gyi me tog **** |
Herpetospermum pedunculosum |
15 grams ea. |
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Strychnos nux-vomica |
5 grams |
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Aconitum ferox |
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Acontium heterophyllum |
10 grams ea. |
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Aconitum spp. |
5 grams |
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Polygonum bistorta |
15 grams |
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Berberis aristata |
20 grams |
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Pyrethrum tatsiense |
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Hypecoum leptocarpum |
10 grams ea. |
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Acorus calamus |
20 grams |
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Cassia Fistula |
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Cuminum cyminum |
5 grams ea. |
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Nigella glandulifera |
6 grams |
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Dur byid (Spurge) ***** |
Euphorbia pekinensis |
8 grams |
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Rhodiola crenulata |
20 grams |
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Stab seng ****** |
Fraxinus rhynchophylla |
15 grams |
* 3 types of Aloeswood are listed.
** Odontites rubra according to Russian sources
*** Traditionally this refers to Aristolchia species. Russian sources list Akebia which has also been used as a substitute for Chinese Birthwort species.
**** Momordica cochinchinensis is listed instead of Herpetospermum by Russian sources.
***** Some source list Castor or Turpeth. Turpeth can be substituted.
****** Russian sources list Eucommia ulmoides
Preparation:
Prepared as a Decoction. The medicines are coarsely ground and a given amount used to form a brief decoction.
It can also be prepared as Pills
Function:
Strengthens, Clears Heat, Regulates Qi and Blood, opens Obstructions
Use:
“this medicine conquers all 404 diseases“
1. Resists Poison
2. Blood Heat
3. Heat in the Upper Body, Cold in the Lower Body
4. Tumors and Cancers
Dose:
2–3 grams
Comment:
There is another “Bright Red Decoction” composed of most of the first 10 ingredients of the above formula.
Cautions:
Avoid overdose.
Modifications:
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