Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Extensive Collection, Kosoburov

* A Buryat version uses Adhatoda Ba sha ka instead of Veronica. This species of Veronica is commonly used to substitute Bear Bile, which may have been in the original prescription.
** Calcite is heat-processed according to the Tibetan tradition.

Preparation:

Powder and form pills

Function:

Clears Heat from the Blood, Moves the Blood

Use:

Thin pulse, reddish urine, feeling of heat
1. Blood heat
2. Fever
3. Excess Bile
4. Blood Stasis
5. Dizziness
6. Confusion
7. Used before Bloodletting, or when Bloodletting is indicated but not performed
8. Pain in the Chest or Legs
9. Stabbing pain due to Blood Heat
10. Tendon pain

Dose:

2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

A “Secret” recommendation is to add Cinnamon and Black Salt. (Extensive Collection, Kosoburov)

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