Sman ser chen mo  སྨན་སེར་ཆེན་མོ་
Great Yellow Compound

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1*

Amount #2

Tsan dkar (White Sandal)

Santalum album

21 grams

210 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar)

Calculus Bovis

32 grams

320 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

32 grams

320 grams

Kha gur (Saffron) **

Crocus sativus

12 grams

170 grams

Brag zhun (Shilajit)

Asphaltum

38 grams

380 grams

Sman chen (Black Aconite)

Aconitum ferox

38 grams

310 grams

Bong dkar (White Aconite)

Aconitum heterophyllum

22 grams

270 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

9 grams

90 grams

Gu gul (Bdellium)

Commiphora mukul

16 grams

190 grams

Stag sha nag

Oxytropis chiliophylla

19 grams

490 grams

‘Dzin pa (Aconite) ***

Aconitum spp.

11 grams

110 grams

Spru nag

Notopterygium incisum

74 grams

740 grams

Thar nu (Spurge prepared) ****

Euphorbia thymifolia

74 grams

740 grams

* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium
** Men Tsee Kang (left column) list Saffron; Amdo Compendium (right column) lists Safflower
*** Aconite leaf and flower. This is a variety of Black Aconite.
****Thar nu is the equivalent to Dudhi (Euphorbia spp.) of Ayurveda. (Drungtso)

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Clears Heat, Resists Poison

Use:

“This medicine destroys without exception all types of heat gnans [severe Viral infections]”
1. Dangerous Contagious and Epidemic diseases (acute Viral infections)
2. Viral Hepatitis, Severe Hepatitis infection
3. Leptospirosis
4. Cancer with Heat symptoms

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

Safflower can be used for Saffron, Artificial Bezoar and Musk substitute can be used.


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