Shing kun nyer lnga ཤིང་ཀུན་ཉེར་ལྔ་
Asafetida 25
Tradition:
Tibetan Medicine
Source / Author:
Instruction Tantra / Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
Ferula foetida | 9 grams | |
Porcum faeces burnt | 3 grams | |
Brong khrag (Yak heart) ** | Pocephagus grunniens | 3 grams |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 3 grams | |
Myristica fragrans | 3 grams | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 3 grams | |
Kaempferia galanga | 3 grams | |
Piper longum | 3 grams | |
Piper nigrum | 3 grams | |
Boswellia sacra | 3 grams | |
Commiphora myrrha | 3 grams | |
Laccifer lacca | 3 grams | |
Acorus calamus | 3 grams | |
Punica granatum | 3 grams | |
Allium sativum | 3 grams | |
Elettaria cardamomum | 3 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 3 grams | |
Aquillaria agallocha | 3 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 3 grams | |
Inula racemosa | 3 grams | |
Tinospora cordifolia | 3 grams | |
Sodium chloride | 3 grams | |
Aconitum ferox | 3 grams | |
Carum carvi | 3 grams | |
Lepus spp. | 3 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proprotions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang. The right column is from Mongolian sources.
** This was originally Human flesh, but was replced with Yak Heart.
*** The Mongolian version prescribes Garlic ashes (Sgog thal).
**** Human Placenta was originally ordered, but now Rabbit (Hare) Heart is used.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Settles Wind, regulates Qi
Use:
“Helps with the introduction of rlung [Wind] into flesh, skin, blood vessels and bones, with the introduction of rlung [Wind] into the five “dense” [Yin Organs] and six “hollow” [Yang] organs, as well as with all diseases of the rlung [Wind] of the upper, middle and lower body” (Men Tsee Kang)
Cures all Three types of Wind, External (Tissues), Internal (Organs) and “Secret” (5 Types of Wind).
1. External Wind disorders affecting the skin, muscle, blood vessels, bone
2. Internal Wind affecting the Vital (Yin) Organs and Hollow (Yang) Organs
3. ‘Secret Wind’, affecting the Life Channel (Srog rtza)
4. ‘Common Wind’ which penetrates throughout the body
5. Wind disorders of the Upper, Middle or Lower body
6. Poor functioning of the 5 types of Wind (Qi) of Tibetan and Indian Medicine.
Dose:
2–3 grams with rice wine, broth, or hot water
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Heat conditions
3. “Harmful in hot weather” (Amdo Compendium)
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