Chi med a gar brgyad pa  ཆི་མེད་ མེད་ ཨ་གར་བརྒྱད་པ་
Or, Tang kun brgyad pa  ཏང་ཀུན་ བརྒྱད་པ་
Undying Aloeswood 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Tang kun (Selinum)

Selinum wallichianum

150 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

100 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia serrata

50 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

100 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

200 grams

Ko byi la (Nux Vomica) *

Strychnos nux vomica

50 grams

A gar (Aloeswood) **

Aquilaria agallocha

150 grams

Tsher sngon (Blue Poppy)

Meconopsis horridula

130 grams

* Nux Vomica must be processed according to Traditional methods.
** The source text said to make up equal parts of Aquilaria agallocha and Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (another type of A gar) and to use 150 grams of this mixture. Aloeswood may be used for the 150 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Heart Fire, Eases Pain

Use:

Chest distress or tightness, dry mouth and throat,
1. Difficulty Breathing
2. Discomfort in the Heart area
3. Stabbing Chest pain
4. Heart disease
5. Heat of the Heart
6. Hypertension
7. Palpitation
8. Tachycardia
9. Upper back pain from Blood and Wind (Blood and Qi Stagnation)
10. Feeling of fullness in the upper body
11. Anger without cause

Dose:

1–2 grams

Cautions:

1. Caution due to the Nux Vomica. Avoid overdose.
2. Not used in Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, or Children.

Modifications:


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