Sug smel bcu pa སུག་སྨེལ་བཅུ་པ།
Cardamon 10

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1 *

Amount #2

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

15 grams

50 grams

Sga skya (Ginger)

Zingiber officinale

7 1⁄2 grams

100 grams

Rgyam tshwa (Rock Salt)

Sodium chloride

40 grams

Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

50 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk) **

Moschus

400mg

Sdig srin (Crab shell)

Cancer

80 grams

Lcam pa (Mallow seed)

Malva verticillata

150 grams

A bras (Mango kernel)

Mangifera indica

100 grams

Sra Bras (Java Plum)

Eugenia jambolana

80 grams

Jam bras (Fever nut)

Caesalpinia bonducella

5 grams ea.

70 grams

* Two different sources have given different amounts for each medicine. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** The large dose of Musk in the first column suggests a Musk substitute is used

Preparation:

Powder the herbs, then add the Salt and Musk and mix well.

Function:

Warms the Kidneys, Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens Obstructions

Use:

“Eliminates urinary retention, urolithiasis, Kidney cold, treats kidney disorders, inflammation based on Cold.”
1. Urinary obstruction
2. Frequent urination
3. Urinary retention with stabbing pain in the bladder
4. Urinary Calculi
5. Bladder Tumors
6. Prostatitis
7. Kidney, Lumbar and abdominal pain from Cold Kidneys

Dose:

500mg–1 1⁄2 grams with warm water

Cautions:

Not suitable for Heat conditions.

Modifications:


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