Rin chen tso bkru zla shel  རིན་ཆེན་ བཙོ་ བཀྲུ་ ཟླ་ཤེལ་
Richen Tso Tru Dashel
Great Precious Purified Moon Crystal Pill

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Surkar Nyam-Nyi Dorjee, Tibetan Scholar, 15th century

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Btso thal (Prepared Mercury) *

Prepared Mercuric Sulphide

150 grams

Cong zhi mdzo ‘o (Calcite) **

Calcitum

320 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar)

Bezoar

4 grams

Dza Ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

5 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

5 grams

Ka ko la (Amomum)

Amomum subulatum

5 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

5 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

10 grams

Li Shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

5 grams

Ut Pal (Blue Lotus)

Meconopsis integrifolia

25 grams

Tsan dkar (White Sandalwood)

Santalum album

4 grams

Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood)

Pterocarpus santalinus

4 grams

Gla Rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

2 grams

Gser gyi me tog

Herpetospermum pedunculosum

1 gram

Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena)

Holarrhena antidysenterica

10 grams

Tig Ta (Swertia)

Swertia chirata

4 grams

Bong dkar (White Aconite)

Aconitum heterophyllum

14 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

18 grams

Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)

Adhatoda vasica

6 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

20 grams

Skyu ru (Emblic)

Phyllanthus emblica

10 grams

Se ‘bru (Pomegranate)

Punica granatum

70 grams

Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

3 grams

Brag Zun (Shilajit)

Shilajit

28 grams

Dom mkris (Bear Bile)

Fel Ursi

12 grams

Lcags phye zla ‘od (Iron filings) ***

Ferrum

124 grams

Pri yang ku (Dracocephalum

Dracocephalum tanguticum

9 grams

Gangs thigs (Calamine)

Lapis Caliminaris

14 grams

Khur mang (Dandelion root)

Taraxacum tibeticum

4 grams

Chu rtsa (Rhubarb)

Rheum spiciforme

4 grams

Sog thal (Bone ash) ****

Os usta

53 grams

Rnam snang *****

uncertain

44 grams

Ko byi la (Nux Vomica) ******

Strychnos Nux vomica

10 grams

Hong len (Picrorrhiza)

Picrorrhiza kurroa

8 grams

Ma nu (Inula)

Inula racemosa

10 grams

Lug ru dmar po

Pedicularis przewalskii

10 grams

* Mercury is used only after special preparation.
** Milk prepared Calcite
*** Zla ‘od means “Moonlight”. The Iron filings are probably to be exposed to the Moonlight.
**** Sog thal means Human Scapula ashes
***** literally “Maker of Brilliant Light”
****** Nux Vomica requires processing according to traditional methods.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Strengthens Stomach, Clears Heat,

Use:

1. Poor Digestion
2. Vomiting & Diarrhea of Bile; 
3. Sudden Abdominal Pain
4. Chronic diseases of the Stomach and Liver
5. Food Poisoning
6. Diseases associated with excess food intake, excess oily food, alcohol etc.
7. Severe pains and diseases caused by sudden changes in diet and climate
8. Bad Effects of Smoking
9. Fevers, Hidden, Chronic, Spreading and Disturbed Fever; chronic ailments after Fever ie. loss of appetite, loss of hair, loss of strength
10. Antidote: Various Poisons and Toxins including Herb, Environmental etc.
11. Persistent Pimples, Itching, Eruptions, Ulcers and Abscesses
12. Leprosy

13. Lumps and Tumors of the Internal Organs
14. Edema
15. numbness in the lower body, limbs
16. Chronic Diseases in general.
17. When in health, it is an Essence tonic, prolonging life and is rejuvenating
18. Used once a month when around 40, it is said to halt the aging process.

Dose:

1 Pill daily in severe or acute cases for a maximum of 1 week.
Can be taken once a month or 3-4 times a year as a tonic to tonify even down to the Marrow.

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose
2. Avoid longe-term daily use.
3. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:


It was created by Surkar Nyam-Nyi Dorjee, a Tibetan Physician of the 15th century It traditionally has a Maroon color. It is slightly Cool in nature.

It is an Antidote, clears Heat and Poison from the Blood, and restores Blood circulation. It promotes growth of the Hair, Skin and Nails; Improves the Senses, enhances the Brain and Memory.

It clears the Liver, strengthens the Stomach, clears Heat, heals Ulcers and Tumors. It is regarded as useful for illness caused by sudden changes in diet and lifestyle.

See also our page on Tibetan Jewel Pills


Back To PILLS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures

DISCLAIMER

This Website is intended for the study of Traditional Medicine. Some of the information is Intended for Historical reference only and may be illegal or dangerous if used by unskilled hands. MedicineTraditions cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of the information contained herein, nor can it be held responsible for injury, sickness or death due to use or misuse of the information contained herein.

Picture