A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Ba sha ka | Gur gum (Safflower) | lchags phye (Iron filings) | Skyer shun (Barberry) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)

Illuminating Sun Disc (Mun sel nyi ma’i dkyil khor)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Mun sel nyi ma’i dkyil khor མུན་སེལ་ ཉི་མའི་དཀྱིལ་འཁོར་Illuminating Sun Disc Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Preparation: Powder and form Pills. Function: Clears Heat, Benefits the Eyes Use: Eyes diseases including Cataracts Dose: 2 grams Cautions: None noted Modifications: Back To PILLSBack to FORMULASHow to Modify a FormulaSubstitutesWeights & Measures

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A gar (Aloeswood) | A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Btsod (Madder) | Cu gang (Tabasheer) | Dwa li (Rhododendron flower) | Dza ti (Nutmeg) | Gur gum (Saffl | Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) | Kyi lche dkar po | Li shi (Clove) | ower | Rgya skyegs (Lacca) | Shing mngar (Licorice) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Sug smel (Cardamon) | Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) | Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) | Zhu mkhan (Symplocos leaf)

Rhododendron 18 (Dwa lis bco brgyad)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Dwa lis bco brgyad ད་ལིས་ བཅོ་བརྒྱད་Rhododendron 18 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: * The source text orders a mix of equal parts of Ar nag (Aquilaria) and A gar go snyod (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon), another type of A gar. Together, these should equal 100 grams in the formula. Regular Aloeswood can be used. Preparation: Powder and…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena) | Go snyod (Caraway) | Lug ru gsum | Lug serLug dmar | Lug smug | Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) | Sgron shing (Pine tree) | Shing mngar (Licorice) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Spang rgyan dkar (White Gentian)

Melodious Pill (Dbyangs chan ril bu)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Dbyangs chan ril bu དབྱངས་ ཆན་ རིལ་བུ་Melodious Pill Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: * Fir or Cedar tree according to some sources Preparation: Powder and roll into pills with sugar and honey Function: Clears Damp, Settles Wind, Benefits the Brain Use: “especially effective to improve mental abilities and clarifying memory”1. Dullness of Mind, Clouding of…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Bong dkar (White Aconite) | Brag zhun (Shilajit) | Bri mog (Onosma) | Btsod (Madder) | Chog la (Cinnabar) | Ge Jie (Gecko) | Gi wang (Bezoar) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Gur gum (Safflower) | Jam bras (Indian Beech) | Li shi (Clove) | Rgya tshos (Lacca) | Ru rta (Costus) | Sha ru (Deer horn) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Symplocos | Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) | Zhu mkhan (

Antidotal 18 (Gnyen po bco brgyad)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Gnyen po bco brgyad གཉེན་པོ་བཅོ་བརྒྱད་Antidotal 18 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang * Cinnabar must be prepared by washing it before use Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Moves the Blood, Opens Obstructions Use: 1. Heat of the Kidneys2. Urinary retention3. Trauma, especially of the Kidneys or Lower Body4….

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(Dark-blue Aconite) | A ru ra (Chebula) | A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ar ga ru (Aloeswood) | Ba ru (Belleric) | Bong Nga Nag Po | Bse ru (Rhino horn) | Cu gang (Tabasheer) | Dza ti (Nutmeg) | ffl | Gi wan (Bezoar) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Gser bye (gser gyis bye ma) | Gur gum (Sa | Ka ko la (Amomum) | Li shi (Clove) | Ma nu pa tra (Elecampane) | Mu tig (Pearl) | ower | Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) | Ru rta (Costus) | Sdig pa (Scorpion) | Seng ldeng (Catechu) | Sga dmar (Galangal) | Shing mngar (Licorice) | Shing tsha (Cinnamon) | Shu dag nag po (Calamus) | Skyu ru (Emblic) | Sle tres (Tinospora) | So ma ra dza (Psoralea) | Spos dkar (Frankincense) | Sug smel (Cardamon) | Thal rdor (Cassia seed) | Tsan dkar (White Sandal) | Tsan dmar (Red Sandal) | Zi ra dkar po (Cumin) | Zi ra nag po (Nigella)

Wishfulfilling Garuda (Bsam khyung)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Bsam khyung བསམ་ ཁྱུང་Wish-fulfilling Garuda Tradition: Tibetan Medicine Source / Author: * Synthetic or artificial Musk and Bezoar are generally used today** Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used in place of Rhinoceros horn today NOTE: The last 8 medicines for Garuda 8. Therefore, Musk and Costus are listed twice as if these 2 formulas would…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ar ga ru (Aloeswood) | Bong Nga Nag Po (Dark-blue Aconite) | Dza ti (Nutmeg) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Ju mar (Red Coral) | Khab len (Magnetite, calcined) | Li shi (Clove) | Mu tig (Pearl) | Ru rta (Costus) | Shing mngar (Licorice) | Shu dag nag po (Calamus) | Sindhu ra (Red Earth)

Zha Chong 13 Pill
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Zha Chong 13 Pill Tradition: Mongolian Medicine Source / Author: Preparation: Powder and form Pills Function: Settles Wind, opens the Channels, clears Damp, Moves the Blood, clears Obstruction, calms the Mind and Spirit Use: It is most highly regarded for Hemiplegia, and for Stroke prevention.1. Sesquele of Stroke such as deviation of the Eyes and…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Bong nga nag po (Aconite) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Li shi (Clove) | Ru rta (Costus) | Seng ldeng (Catechu) | Shu dag nag po (Calamus) | Sle tres (Tinospora)

Garuda 8 (Khyung lnga mchu sder can) (Tibetan Medicine)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Khyung lnga mchu sder can Garuda 8 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Preparation: Powder and prepare pills of 25mg each. Function: Clears Heat and Inflammation, regulates Qi, relieves Pain Use: Similar uses to Garuda 5:1. Lymph disorders2. obstinate skin diseases including Leprosy3. relieves Skin Eruptions and Itchiness, Scabies, Eczema, Dermatitis, Pruritus4. Fever5. Anthrax6. Tonsillitis, acute…

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A byag gzer joms | A gar (Aloeswood) | A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ar skya (Chinese Aloeswood) | Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Ba sha ka | Bong nga nag po (Black Aconite) | Cu gang (Tabasheer) | Dza ti (Nutmeg) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Gu gul (Bdellium) | Gur gum (Safflower) | Hong len (Picrorrhiza) | Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) | Kanda ka ri (Wineberry) | Ko byi la (Nux vomica) | Li shi (Clove) | Ma nu pa tra (Elecampane) | Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree) | Ru rta (Costus) | Se bru (Pomegranate fruit) | Sga skya (Galangal) | Sha chen (Yak heart) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Sles tres (Tinospora) | Snying zho sha | Spos dkar (Frankincense) | Sro lo dkar po | Sug smel (Lesser Cardamon) | Tig Ta (Swertia) | Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) | Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) | Tsher sngon (Meconopsis)

Aloeswood 35 (Tibetan Medicine)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

A gar so lnga ཨ་གར་སོ་ལྔ།Aloeswood 35 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang * Delphinium brunonianum is used in place of Musk today** some sources list Aster diplostephioides*** some sources list Inula grandiflora**** Sha chen is Human flesh, but is replaced today with Yak Heart***** some sources list Rhodiola Preparation: Pills about the size…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ba sha ka | Bri mog | Btsod (Madder) | Cu gang (Tabasheer) | Dza ti (Nutmeg) | ffl | Gi wan (Bezoar) | Gur gum (Sa | Hong len (Picrorrhiza) | Ka ko la (Black Cardamon) | Li shi (Clove) | ower | Pri Yang Ku | Re skon | Ru rta (Costus) | Sug smel (Green Cardamon) | Sum cu tig (Lhasa Saxifrage) | Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) | Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)

Sandalwood 18 (Tibetan Medicine)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Tsan dan bco brgyad ཙན་དན་བཅོ་བརྒྱརད།Sandalwood 18 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Men Tsee Kang * Some versions list Vermillion (Mercuric sulphide) in place of Red Sandalwood. Preparation: Powder or Pills. Function: Regulates Qi, clears Liver Heat Use: Dry mouth and tongue, brownish color to the lips and nails, discomfort over the hypochondria1. Liver Wind-Heat type…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Bong nga nag po (Aconite) | Gla rtsi (Musk) | Ru rta (Costus) | Shu dag nag po (Calamus)

Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga) (Tibetan Medicine)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Khyung Inga ཁྱུང་ལྔ།Garuda 5 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: * Delphinium brunonianum is typically substituted for Musk** Aconite is prepared before use. *** Some versions only use 2 ½ grams of Aconite. Another versions uses Aconite in a weight equal to the Chebula. Preparation: Powder and form pills of 25mg each.Traditionally, the powders were mixed with…

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A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Ba sha ka (Malabar nut tree) | Brag zhun (Shilajit) | Ru rta (Costus) | Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Sles tres (Tinospora) | So ma ra dza | Spos dkar (Frankincense) | Thal ka rdo rje (Cassia seed)

Frankincense 10 (Spos dkar bcu pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
ByAdam Tate December 22, 2024January 25, 2026

Spos dkar bcu pa སྤོས་དཀར་བཅུ་པ།Shi Wei Ru Xiang San (TCM)Frankincense 10 Tradition: Tibetan Source / Author: Preparation: Powder Function: Expels Wind and Damp, clears Heat and Inflammation Use: 1. Wandering Pain or Shooting Pain in the limbs2. Arthralgia associated with Damp3. Arthritis of the extremities4. Joint Swelling and Pain5. Gout6. Rheumatoid Arthritis7 Eczema and other…

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