A gar bcu bdun  ཨ་གར་བཅུ་བདུན་
Or, A ru bcu bdan ཨ་རུ་བཅུ་བདུན།
Aloeswood 17
Or, Chebula 17

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Preparation:

Powder and form pills.

Function:

Settles Wind, Regulates Qi and Blood, Benefits the Heart and Kidneys

Use:

“Especially this medicine helps with stabbing pain in the Kidneys and Lower Back”
1. Insomnia
2. Tinnitus
3. Stabbing pains in the Head
4. Neck stiffness
5. Tightness in the chest
6. Palpitations
7. Arrhythmia
8. Poor concentration
9. Fear or Anxiety
10. Atherosclerosis
11. Coronary Heart disease
12. Difficulty flexing or extending the lower back
13. Lower Back pain and stiffness
14. Bronchial Asthma

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Another version from Amdo Compendoium lists Sman Chen (Aconite) instead of Sugar as the 17th ingredient.
2. When called Aloeswood 17, often the Aloeswood will be in the greater proportion (ie. swapping Aloeswood and Chebula doses above).

Comment:

1. This formula has a wide range of indications. It can treat various diseases of the Heart, Kidneys and Nervous system. Used for diseases caused by Wind or rising Qi, and to balance the Heart and Kidneys.
2. There is another A ru bcu bdun listed in Extensive Collection (Kosoburov) of Mongolian origin with a different formula. It contains other medicines such as Shilajit, Madder, Lacca, Soloman’s Seal, Frankincense. It is used by Mongolian doctors for Uterine Tumors and Cancers.

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