Bsam phel nor bu  བསམ་འཕེལ་ནོར་བུ།
Ru Yi Zhen Bao Wan
Wish-fulfilling Jewel

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

20 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

70 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

70 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

120 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

70 grams

Ka ko la (Amomum)

Amomum subulatum

20 grams

Tsan dkar (White Sandal)

Santalum album

60 grams

Tsan dmar (Red Sandal)

Pterocarpus santalinus

800 grams

Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

60 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk) *

Moschus

60 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar) *

Bezoar

100 grams

Mu tig (Pearl)

Margarita

200 grams

Bse ru (Rhino horn) **

Cornu Rhinoceri

100 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

70 grams

Ba ru (Belleric)

Terminalia bellirica

70 grams

Skyu ru (Emblic)

Phyllanthus emblica

100 grams

Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)

Cuminum cyminum

70 grams

Zi ra nag po (Nigella)

Nigella sativa

70 grams

Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

70 grams

Sga dmar (Galangal)

Alpinia galangal

70 grams

Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

50 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

80 grams

Thal rdor (Cassia seed)

Cassia tora

80 grams

So ma ra dza (Psoralea)

Psoralea corylifolia

80 grams

Ma nu pa tra (Elecampane)

Inula helenium

40 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

40 grams

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

80 grams

Sa dzin (Barley smut)

Ustilago nuda

80 grams

Gser bye (gser gyis bye ma)

Vermiculite

70 grams

Sdig srin (Crab) ***

Cancer spp.

70 grams


* Synthetic or artificial Musk and Bezoar are generally used today
** Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used in place of Rhinoceros horn today
*** Some sources list Scorpion in place of Crab

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Clears Heat and Inflammation, Settles Wind, Strengthens the Brain and Nerves, clears Wind and Damp

Use:

1. Neuritis
2. Acute Neuralgia
3. Gout
4. Pain in the Kidneys, lower back and hips
5. Sciatica
6. Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease
7. Chronic Skin diseases
8. Sti
ffness and contraction of the limbs; difficulty extension and flexion of the limbs
9. Numbness
10. Paralysis, Hemiplegia
11. Apoplectic Sequelae
12. Chronic In
flammation
13. Syphilis
14. Also used for Cancer

Dose:

2–3 grams twice daily with hot water, traditionally at noon and midnight.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

When Garuda 5 is added, it forms Wish-fulfilling Garuda (Bsam khyung). Used for deviation of the mouth or eye, tightening of the limbs, rigidity of the sinews, and for pains of the hips, lower back and lower joints.,

This is a special and highly regarded medicine. It clears heat from Blood and Bile without harming Phlegm and Wind. It is much used for Heat diseases (inflammation) of the joints or nerves. Highly effective for Paralysis, loss of function or tightness of the limbs.


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