Mgron thal drug pa  མགྲོན་ ཐལ་ དྲུག་པ་
Cowrie Ash 6

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Gron bu’i thal ba (Cowry ash) *

Cypraea spp.

50 grams

Da lis bsrags thal (Rhododendron) **

Rhododendron anthopogonoides

45 grams

Hong len bsrags thal (Picrorhiza) **

Picrorhiza kurroa

40 grams

Tig ta (Swertia)

Swertia chirata

30 grams

Pushkar mu la (Inula) ***

Inula racemosa

35 grams

Bongdkar (White Aconite) ****

Aconitum heterophyllum

30 grams

* Cowry ash or Bhasma is used
** Rhododendron and Picrorhiza are burnt until carbonised
*** or Ru rta (Costus) according to some sources
**** “Sometimes, instead of Dong dkar, it is recommended to take a mixture of equal parts of Bong dkar [White Aconite] and Sman chen [Black Aconite, Aconitum ferox].” (Kosoburov).

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Clears Heat, Resolves Masses

Use:

Hard mass in the abdomen with pain, loss of appetite, belching, weakness, vomiting of food sediment the color of soot
“this medicine helps with ‘Bras skran [hard tumors/cancer] with a predominance of heat”
1. Hard Swelling in the Liver or Stomach
2. Abdominal masses
3. Fibroid Tumors of the abdominal organs
4. Cancer of the abdomional organs

Dose:

2 grams twice daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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