Spos dkar bcu pa  སྤོས་དཀར་བཅུ་པ།
Shi Wei Ru Xiang San (TCM)
Frankincense 10

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

150 grams

Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)

Emblica officinalis

120 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

Sles tres (Tinospora)

Tinospora cordifolia

Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan)

Terminalia bellerica

100 grams ea.

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

85 grams

Thal ka rdo rje (Cassia seed)

Cassia tora

So ma ra dza

Abelmoschus moschatus

Ba sha ka (Malabar nut tree)

Adhatoda vasica

80 grams ea.

Brag zhun (Shilajit)

Shilajit

50 grams

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Expels Wind and Damp, clears Heat and Inflammation

Use:

1. Wandering Pain or Shooting Pain in the limbs
2. Arthralgia associated with Damp
3. Arthritis of the extremities
4. Joint Swelling and Pain
5. Gout
6. Rheumatoid Arthritis
7 Eczema and other skin eruptions from Damp-Heat
8. Urticaria
9. Pruritus
10. Abscesses
11. Venous Ulcers

Dose:

1500mg–2 grams, once or twice daily, after meals

Cautions:

1. Avoid during pregnancy
2. Avoid alcohol, fatty and greasy foods while using

Modifications:

1. Some sources list Shore robusta in place of Olibanum.
2. Taken with Frankincense 10 for pain and swelling of the joints, stiffness of the limbs from tightness of the tendons and all types of Leprosy.


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