Gur khyung phyag rdor  གུར་ཁྱུང་ཕྱག་རྡོར་
Safflower Garuda

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Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

15 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

5 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar)

Bezoar

200mg

Bse ru (Rhino horn) *

Cornu Rhinoceri

200mg

Mtshal (Cinnabar)

Mercuric sulphide

4 grams

Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood)

Pterocarpus santalinus

15 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

200mg

Jam bras (Fever nut)

Caesalpinia bonducella

10 grams

Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite)

Aconitum heterophyllum

13 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

12 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

25 grams

Ba ru (Belleric)

Terminalia bellirica

15 grams

Skyu ru (Emblic)

Phyllanthus emblica

20 grams

Dngul chu dkar btul (Mercury)

Prepared Mercury

5 grams

Stag sha (Oxytropis)

Oxytropis reniformis

10 grams

Shu dug (Calamus)

Acorus calamus

12 grams

Gu gul (Bdellium)

Commiphora mukul

10 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

10 grams

So ma ra dza (Psoralea)

Psoralea corylifolia

10 grams

Seng ldeng (Catechu)

Acacia catechu

10 grams

dzin pa (Aconitum spp.)

Aconitum ferox

4 grams

* Deer horn burnt can be used insteda of Rhino horn in a dose of 5 grams.

Preparation:

Form Pills each weighing 250mg.

Function:

Clears Damp, Resists Poison

Use:

1. Gout
2. Arthritis deformans
3. Rheumatism
4. Kidney diseases (acute and chronic)
5. Chronic Nephritis
6. Diseases of Serous Fluid / Lymph
7. Sinusitis, Rhinitis (considered especially useful)
8. In
flammations
9. Epilepsy
10. Paralysis
11. Nervous disorders
12. Blood disorders
13. Venereal diseases
14. Skin diseases including Leprosy
15. Poisoning

Dose:

2 pills (500mg)

Cautions:

1. Contains Aconite and Mercury
2. Avoid overdose.
3. Keep out of reach of children.
4. Not used during Pregnancy
5. Do not take for more than 3 weeks without a break in treatment.
6. Meat, Salt and alcohol should be avoided while using.

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Note this is Safflower 13 with other medicines added to clear Lymph.


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