Dwa lis bco brgyad  ད་ལིས་ བཅོ་བརྒྱད་
Rhododendron 18

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Dwa li (Rhododendron flower)

Rhododendron anthopogon

150 grams

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

140 grams

Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan)

Terminalia bellerica

100 grams

Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)

Emblica officinalis

120 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa arundinacea

75 grams

Gur Gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

100 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

30 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

40 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

30 grams

Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)

Amomum subulatum

30 grams

Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal)

Santalum album

60 grams

Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)

Pterocarpus santalinus

100 grams

Zhu Mkhan (Symplocos leaf)

Symplocos paniculata

80 grams

Btsod (Madder)

Rubia cordifolia

70 grams

Rgya Skyegs (Lacca)

Laccifer lacca

80 grams

Kyi lche dkar po

Gentiana tibetica

70 grams

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

80 grams

A gar (Aloeswood) *

Aquilaria agollocha

100 grams

* The source text orders a mix of equal parts of Ar nag (Aquilaria) and A gar go snyod (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon), another type of A gar. Together, these should equal 100 grams in the formula. Regular Aloeswood can be used.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Settles Wind, Warms Yang, Regulates Qi

Use:

1. Wind Diseases of the Nerves (White Channel diseases)
2. Paralysis, Facial Paralysis
3. Neuralgias
4. Sciatica
5. Severe pain in the Shoulders or Limbs
6. Tightening of the tendons
7. Difficulty flexing and extending the fingers and limbs; Inability to straighten the legs
8. Gradual loss of sensation
9. Curvature or deviation of the Eyes and Mouth
10. Wind Stroke
11. Muscular Atrophy
12. Parkinson’s disease
13. Loss of Memory
14. Nodes or Ganglions near the White Channels (Nerves)

Dose:

2–3 grams, twice daily with warm water

Cautions:

Not used in Heat conditions

Modifications:


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