Star bu bcu dgu  སྟར་བུ་བཅུ་དགུ
Sea Buckthorn 19

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)

Hippophae rhamnoides

150 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

80 grams

Sga skya (Galangal)

Kaempferia galanga

100 grams

Tsha la (Borax) *

Sodium tetraborate

100 grams

Gyer ma (Sichuan Pepper)

Zanthoxylum nepalense

60 grams

Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)

Sodium chloride

40 grams

Rgya tshva (Sal Ammoniac)

Ammonium chloride

30 grams

Mtshal (Cinnabar)

Mercuric sulphide

30 grams

Bul tog (Sodium carbonate)

impure Sodium carbonate

200 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

160 grams

Ma nu (Inula)

Inula helenium

130 grams

Rgun ‘brum (Raisins)

Vitis vinifera

40 grams

Mda rgyus (Abrus)

Abrus precatorius

150 grams

‘Phang ‘bras (Lycium fruit)

Lycium barbarum

80 grams

Gla ba’i mjug to (Musk tail) **

Moschus spp.

40 grams

Lchum rtsa (Rhubarb)

Rheum webbianum

150 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

2 grams

Mdze tshva (Glauber’s salt)

Sodium sulphate

100 grams

Skyes pa’i drag

uncertain

80 grams

* Borax is dehydrated for use
** This is literally “Musk tail”, although it may be the name used for another medicine.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation

Use:

Delayed or obstructed menstruation with distention of the lower abdomen, kidney and lower back pain
“Especially good for curing female diseases”
1. Delayed Menstruation
2. Amenorrhea
3. Lower abdominal or girdle pain related to women’s diseases
4. Blood stasis of the Uterus
5. Tumors of the Uterus
6. Joint pain

Dose:

2 grams

Cautions:

Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:


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