Rin chen ratna bsam ‘phel   རིན་ཆེན རཏ་ན་ བསམ་འཕེལ་
Or, Ratna bsam ‘phel  རཏ་ན་ བསམ་འཕེལ་
Or, Mu tig bdun chu  མུ་ཏིག་ བདུན་ཅུ་
Rin Chen Ratna Samphel
Precious Wish Fulfilling Jewel
Or, Pearl 70

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Based on the formula by O rgyan pa Rinchen dpal (1229-1309)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Mu tig (Pearl)

Margarita

80 grams

Byu ru (Red Coral)

Corallum rubra

64 grams

Gzi khra men (varigated Agate)

Achates variegatum

30 grams

Gzi dkar (White Agate)

Achates alba

10 grams

Gzi dmar (Red Agate)

Achates rubra

24 grams

Ma na ho (Cornelian)

Carbunculus

7.5 grams

Yang tri (Jade)

Jade

16 grams

Margad (Emerald)

Smargdus

7.5 grams

Mu men (Lapis Lazuli)

Lazurite

40 grams

Gyu (Turquoise)

Callaina

36 grams

Zhu mig (type of Chalcedony)

Chalcedony

16 grams

Nal (Ruby)

Rubinus

16 grams

Khar thal (Bronze Bhasma)

Aereus

5 grams

lcags thal (Iron Bhasma)

Ferrum

5 grams

Gser thal (Gold Bhasma)

Aurum

16 grams

Dngul thal (Silver Bhasma)

Argentum

9 grams

Zangs thal (Copper Bhasma)

Cuprum

32 grams

Zha thal (Sulphur?)

Sulphur

30 grams

Gsh’a thal (Tin Bhasma)

Stannum

22 grams

Rag thal (Brass Bhasma)

Aeris

10 grams

Ti tsha’i thal ba (Zinc Bhasma)

Zincum

20 grams

Khams bdun thal ba

Uncertain

49 grams

Lhang tsher thal ba (Mica Bhasma)

Mica

20 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

40 grams

Smyug cu gang (Tabasheer)

Schizostachyum chinense

64 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

230 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

40 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

36 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

36 grams

Ka ko la (Amomum)

Amomum subulatum

64 grams

Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)

Cuminum cyminum

40 grams

Zi ra nag po (Nigella)

Nigella sativa

40 grams

Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

40 grams

Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

40 grams

A Ru Ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

120 grams

Ba Ru (Belleric)

Terminalia bellerica

80 grams

Shyu ru (Emblic)

Emblica officinalis

96 grams

Ar nag (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

96 grams

Tsan dkar (White Sandal)

Santalum album

64 grams

Tsan dmar (Red Sandal)

Pterocarpus santalinus

80 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

64 grams

Thal rdor (Cassia seed)

Cassia tora

48 grams

So ma ra dza (Psoralea)

Psoralea corylifolia

48 grams

Sga skya (Galangal)

Kaempferia galanga

44 grams

Gul nag (Myrrh)

Commiphora myrrha

120 grams

Sdig srin (Crab)

Cancer

48 grams

Sdig nag (Scorpion)

Scorpio

52 grams

Rgya tshva (Sal ammoniac)

Ammonium chloride

40 grams

Nya phyis (Mother of Pearl)

Mater Margarita

64 grams

Bri ta sa ‘dzin (Wild Strawberry)

Fragaria spp.

80 grams

Gz’a bdud dkar po (White) seeds

Thermopsis barbata

80 grams

Gz’a bdud dkar po (Black) seeds

Thermopsis spp.

48 grams

Klu bdud rdo rje (Codonopsis)

Codonopsis nervosa

80 grams

Lcam ‘bru (Mallow seed)

Malva verticillata

64 grams

Te lo’i sha (animal medicine) *

Uncertain

one carcass

Ri bong snying (Rabbit heart)

Lepus spp.

20 grams

Brong khrag (Yak heart)

Pocephagus grunniens

40 grams

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

500 grams

Skyu ru’i khanda (Candied Emblic)

Emblica officinalis

60 grams

Bse ru (Rhinoceros horn)

Cornu Rhinoceri

20 grams

Btso thal (Processed Mercury)

Refined Mercuric sulphide

50 grams

Kha gur (Saffron)

Crocus sativus

25 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar) **

Calculus Bovis

2 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk) **

Moschus

4 grams

Artificial Gi wan (Bezoar)

Calculus Bovis syntheticus

15 grams

* Te lo’i sha–some sources have stated it is a Bird, other a small rodent-like animal. In any case, the whole dried carcass is used.
** Synthetic Bezoar and Musk (or Musk substitutes) are typically used today.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Calms the Mind and Nerves, Settles Wind, Opens the Orifices, Opens the Channels, Moves the Blood, Harmonizes Qi and Blood

Use:

“All types of Nerve disease”
Diseases of the White Canals [Nerves] and Blood vessels that are difficult to treat
“Defeats any Poison”
1. Antidote to all Poisons: Food, Plant, Insect, Animal and Chemical Poisons
2. Swellings, Stabbing Pain due to Blood stasis
3. disorders caused after Injuries or Bruising
4. Headaches, Chronic or Stubborn or Stabbing Headaches
5. Concussion
6. Cerebral Hemorrhage, Stroke (CVA)
7. Sequele of Stroke: Deviation of Eye and Mouth, Loss of Speech, Slurred Speech, Hemiplegia etc.
8. Trembling or Shaking (Parkinsonism)
9. Numbness
10. Paralysis. Facial Paralysis,. Hemiplegia
11. Rigidity, stiffness, tightening, trembling, impaired mobility, gradual wasting of the limbs
12. Epilepsy
13. Depression
14. Chaotic though, stupefied Consciousness
15. distortion of perception
16. Dumbness
17. Insanity
18. Schizophrenia
19. Loss of Memory
20. Heart disease
21. Hypertension
22. Chronic Lung disease
23. Chronic and obstinate skin diseases including Leprosy
24. Fecal and Urinary Incontinence
25. Ulcers and Tumors
26. Cancer–regarded as useful in Cancer treatment
27. Nourishes Essence; taken in health it is a Health Tonic and Rejuvenative Medicine.

Dose:

1 pill daily for 7 days in severe or acute cases.
1 pill every 3–7 days, to as little as once or twice per month, in long-term treatment.

Cautions:

As for the Precious Pills in general.

Modifications:

See also our page on Tibetan Jewel Pills

Comment:

It is neutral in nature, and regarded as non-toxic. It is traditionally wrapped in dark blue cloth
It neutralizes the effects of all types of poisons, including food, plant, and chemical poisons as well as insect and animal bites. It calms the Mind, Nerves and Spirit, activates capillary circulation, balances Qi and Blood, and revives the Brain and relieves Pain.


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