Gsang bdag dar ya kan གསང་བདག་ དར་ཡ་ཀན་
Vajra’s Nectar
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
|
Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Terminalia chebula |
24 grams | |
|
Saussurea lappa |
12 grams | |
|
Acorus calamus |
12 grams | |
|
Aconitum ferox |
12 grams | |
|
Moschus |
3 grams | |
|
refinied Mercuric sulphide |
1 gram | |
|
Codonopsis ovata |
6 grams | |
|
Artemisia santolinifolia |
10 grams | |
|
Lepisorus waltoni |
10 grams |
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Regulates Qi, Opens Obstructions, Resists Poison
Use:
1. Used for dangerous rapidly developing infections, including Viral infections
2. Used for Blood Masses, Fibroids and Tumors (“Bad blood concentrated by Wind”)
3. Often used in Cancer treatment today
4. Traditionally used for diseases caused by Evil Spirits
Dose:
2 grams
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose or long-term use.
2. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. It can be made without Mercury. Cinnabar could also be substituted.
2. Combined with Costus 13 (Ru rta bcu gsum) for Cancer of the Stomach or Intestines, or for Uterus Cancer.
The first 5 ingredients are Garuda 5.
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