Tig ta brgyad pa   ཏིག་ཏ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Ba Wei Zhang Ya Cai San 八味獐牙菜散 (TCM)
Swertia 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1 *

Amount #2

Tig ta (Swertia)

Swertia chirata

100 grams

300 grams

Gser me tog (Herpetospermum)

Herpetospermum pedunculosum

80 grams

80 grams

Bong dkar (White Aconite)

Aconitum heterophyllum

80 grams

200 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

50 grams

200 grams

Rtsa mkhris **

Lactuca lessertiana

80 grams

240 grams

Hong len (Picrorhiza)

Picrorhiza kurroa

50 grams

200 grams

Par pa ta (Hypecoum) ***

Hypecoum leptocarpum

40 grams

200 grams

Skyer shun (Barberry)

Berberis aristata

70 grams

160 grams

* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right is from Chinese sources.
** Cicerbita azurea is given by some sources.
*** Some sources list Ixeris gracilis. Fumitory has also been used for Par pa ta.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Clears Liver Heat, Clears Damp-Heat (Bile)

Use:

Bitter taste in the mouth, headache, red eyes, yellowing of the eyes, skin and urine, body feels hot to touch, thirst, yellow tongue coat, big or fast pulse
1. Liver Heat
2. Fever
3. Inflammation (from Liver heat)
4. Headache from Fever or Liver heat
5. Eyes affected by Liver heat
6. Cholecystitis
7. Jaundice
8. Promotes appetite (when affected from Heat or Damp-Heat)
9. Increase Liver function (when affected by Heat).

Dose:

2–3 grams twice daily

Cautions:

Not used in Cold or Phlegm diseases

Modifications:


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