Sa ra’i bya khyung  ས་རཻབྱ་ཁྱུང་
Or, A ru bcu bdun  ཨ་རུ་བཅུ་བདུན་
Sa ra’i Garuda
Or, Chebula 17

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount *

Cont.

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

152 grams

150 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

50 grams

15 grams

Shu dag nag po (Calamus)

Acorus calamus

30 grams

20 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

9 grams

2 grams

Bong nga nag po (Aconite) **

Aconitum ferox

152 grams

10 grams

Mdog ldan (Hollyhock)

Alcea rosea

22 grams

Nya phyis (Mother of Pearl) ***

Mater Perlarum

21 grams

Gu gul (Bdellium) ***

Commiphora mukul

16 grams

20 grams ea.

Zhu mkhan (Sapphireberry)

Symplocos paniculata

24 grams

26 grams

Tshos (Lacca)

Laccifer lacca

44 grams

40 grams

Btsod (Madder)

Rubia tinctorium

15 grams

14 grams

Kha che sha skam (Saffron) *****

Crocus sativus

12 grams

12 grams

Dom mkhris (Bear Bile)

Fel Ursi

16 grams

100 grams

Snag tsha (Chinese Black Ink)

Sina atramento

15 grams

15 grams

Mtshal (Cinnabar)

Mercuric sulphide

46 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

25 grams

25 grams ea.

Mkhal zho dkar po (Erythrina)

Erythrina arborenscens

35 grams

26 grams

* Two sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang. The left column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Men Tsee Kang lists Sman Chen, Aconitum spicatum. Most sources list Bong nga nag po (Black Aconite)
*** Mother of Pearl is calcined. Alternatively, Pearl powder can be used.
**** Amdo Compendium lists Myrrh instead of Bdellium.
***** Amdo Compendium lists Safflower in place of Saffron.

Preparation:

Pills

Function:

Clears Heat, opens Obstructions, Benefits the Kidneys

Use:

“This medicine is especially good cures fever of the kidneys”
“all hot and cold varieties of kidney diseases” (Amdo Compendium)
1. Burning Urine
2. Kidney pain

3. Degenerative joint disease
4. Urinary incontinence
5. Frequent or Difficult Urination
6. Hematuria; leakage of blood and pus after urination
7. Spermatorrea
8. Swelling of the Testicles
9. Prostatitis

Dose:

2 grams

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid overdose

Modifications:


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