Rlung gi a gar brgyad pa ཨ་གར་བརྒྱད་པ།
Aloeswood Clear Wind 8

Tradition:

Tibetan Medicine

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1 *

Amount #2

A ga ru (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

100 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

60 grams

Shing kun (Asafetida)

Ferula asafoetida

40 grams

Kha ru tshva (Black Salt)

Halitum violaceum

35 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

90 grams

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

110 grams

Snying zho sha

Choerospondias axilliaris

65 grams

Brag zhun (Shilajit)

Asphaltum

equal parts

50 grams

* Two different sources have given varying proportions. The first column is from Men Tsee Kang, the second column is another Tibetan variation from Kosoborov.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Settles Wind, regulates Qi

Use:

Helps with all rlung [Wind] diseases without exception
In general it is used similarly to Aloeswood 8

Dose:

2–3 grams, 2–3 times daily with arm water, broth, or rice alcohol.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. for stomach pain you can add Pomegranate seed (Se bru) 20 and Hedychium (Sga skya, or Ginger) 20, 
2. for bloating and rumbling add dehydrated Calamine (Gangs thig) 10 and Coriander (‘U su) 10

Similar Formula:

Aloeswood 8


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