Tig ta nyer lnga ཏིག་ཏ་ཉེར་ལྔ་
Swertia 25
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Swertia chirata |
80 grams | |
|
Sum tig * |
Saxifraga umbellulata |
40 grams |
|
Lchags tig * |
Halenia elliptica |
30 grams |
|
Terminalia chebula |
130 grams | |
|
Holarrhena antidysenterica |
50 grams | |
|
Carthamus tinctorius |
80 grams | |
|
Bambusae silicae |
60 grams | |
|
Myristica fragrans |
20 grams | |
|
Amomum subulatum |
30 grams | |
|
Piper longum |
30 grams | |
|
Vitis vinifera |
40 grams | |
|
Punica granatum |
70 grams | |
|
Berberies aristata |
80 grams | |
|
Asphaltum |
40 grams | |
|
Aconitum heterophyllum |
80 grams | |
|
Artemisia minor |
70 grams | |
|
Juniperus recurva |
40 grams | |
|
Adhatoda vasica |
60 grams | |
|
Picrorhiza kurroa |
60 grams | |
|
Eugenia caryophyllus |
30 grams | |
|
Saussurea lappa |
80 grams | |
|
Gentiana tibetica |
80 grams | |
|
Glycyrrhiza glabra |
50 grams | |
|
Herpetospermum pedunculosum |
50 grams | |
|
Elettaria cardamomum |
20 grams |
* Swertia can be used for all three Tig medicines. Centaury and Gentian could also replace them.
** Wormwood can be used in this place
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills
Function:
Clears Heat and Damp
Use:
Bitter taste, headache, Indigestion, lethargy
1. Hot and Cold Bile diseases
2. Cholecysitis, Gall Bladder inflammation
3. Used where Bile affects any of the Dense (Yin) Organs: Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Kidneys
Dose:
2–3 grams, twice daily. Some sources say to take it at midday.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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