Shing kun bcu bzhi ཤིང་ཀུན་བཅུ་བཞི
Asafetida 14

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Extensive collection of Tibetan-Mongolian-Buryat recipes, Kosoburov

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Shing kun (Asafetida)	Ferula foetida	5 grams
Dza ti (Nutmeg)	Myristica fragrans	4 grams
Kha ru tsha (Black Salt)	Sal nigiri	2 grams
Se bru (Pomegranate)	Punica granatum	4 grams
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)	Piper longum
Pho ba ris (Black Pepper)	Piper nigrum
Sman sga Ginger	Zingiber officinalis	3 grams ea.
A ‘bras (Mango kernel)	Mangifera indica
Sra ‘bras (Eugenia)	Eugenia jambolana
‘Jam-‘bras (Caesalpinia)	Caesalpinia bonducella
Push kar mu la	Costus speciosus
Snying zho sha (Choerospondias)	Choerospondias axillaris
Mkhal ma zho sha (Canavalia)	Canavalia gladiata
Gla gor zho sha (Entada)	Entada scandens	4 grams ea.

* according to another version, equal parts of each herb is used.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Settles Wind, Calms the Heart and Mind

Use:

“This medicine completely cures Insanity and Heart disease caused by rlung”
“this medicine will be, in particular, effective for Arrhythmias, Insomnia, Nervous agitation, etc.”
1. Palpitations
2. Arrhythmias
3. Insomnia
4. Nervous agitation
5. Insanity, Madness
6. Dementia
7. Phobias

Dose:

2–3 grams, taken with white molasses or rock sugar

Cautions:

Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

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Shing kun bcu bzhi ཤིང་ཀུན་བཅུ་བཞིAsafetida 14