‘Brong rtse ar brgyad  སེམས་སྐྱི་བདེ་སྐྱིད།
Yak Blood 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

‘Brong khrag (Yak Blood)

Pocephagus grunniens

80 grams

Ar nag (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

200 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

80 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

80 grams

Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree)

Choerospondias axillaris

160 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

160 grams

Gser ‘joms

Pyrethrum tatsiense

300 grams

Ri bong snying (Hares Heart) *

Cor Lepus

60 grams

* Amdo Compendium states that other animal Hearts can be used.

Preparation:

Powder and form pills with molasses

Function:

Settles Wind, regulates Qi, Benefits the Heart, calms the Mind and Spirit

Use:

“all types of madness from the rLung [Wind] of the Heart and the rLung [Wind] of Blood”.
1. Severe pain due to Wind
2. Disorders of “Life Sustaining Wind”
3. Heart Wind
4. Mental Instability
5. Fainting
6. Insanity
7. Hysteria

Dose:

1500mg–2 grams with wine, broth or hot water

Cautions:

None noted
“If the diagnosis is accurate, use without restrictions”.

Modifications:

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