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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Santalum album |
21 grams |
210 grams |
|
|
Calculus Bovis |
32 grams |
320 grams |
|
|
Bambusa textiles |
32 grams |
320 grams |
|
|
Crocus sativus |
12 grams |
170 grams |
|
|
Asphaltum |
38 grams |
380 grams |
|
|
Aconitum ferox |
38 grams |
310 grams |
|
|
Aconitum heterophyllum |
22 grams |
270 grams |
|
|
Moschus |
9 grams |
90 grams |
|
|
Commiphora mukul |
16 grams |
190 grams |
|
|
Oxytropis chiliophylla |
19 grams |
490 grams |
|
|
Aconitum spp. |
11 grams |
110 grams |
|
|
Notopterygium incisum |
74 grams |
740 grams |
|
|
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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