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Shing kun brgyad pa  ཤིང་ཀུན་ བརྒྱད་པ་
Or, Lug klad ril bu  ལུག་ཀླད་རིལ་བུ་
Asafetida 8 Pill
Or, Sheeps Brain 8 Pill


Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Amdo Compendium

Herb Name
Shing kun (Asafetida)
Tang kun
Ar nag (Aloeswood)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)
Ru rta (Costus)
Li shi (Clove)
Go snyod (Caraway)
Lug klad (Sheep Brains) *

Latin
Ferula foetida
Selinum wallichianum
Aquilaria agallocha
Myristica fragrans

Saussurea lappa
Eugenia caryophyllus
Carum carvi
Cerebrum Ovi
Amount
150 grams
150 grams
200 grams
250 grams
200 grams
150 grams
250 grams
sufficient


* There is another version of Asafetida 8 which replaces Sheep brain with Safflower.

Preparation:
Powder the herbs. Beat the Brain and mix sufficient amount (approximately 1 ounce) with the herb powder and form Pills.

Function:
Settles Wind, Clears Phlegm

Use:
"According to the wise tradition of the teacher Zur mkhar this medicine will treat dizziness caused by the paired combination of Bad kan [Phlegm] and rlung [Wind]"
1. Dizziness
2. Vertigo
3. Tinnitus
4. Deafness (due to Wind)
5. Loss of Memory
6. Loss of Co-ordination
7. Confusion or Disorientation

Dose:

2 grams, taken with Chang (Barley alcohol), or other alcohol "it is like an Elixir" for Diziness and Bad Kan rLung (Phlegm–Wind) disorders.

Cautions:
Not used in Heat conditions.

Modifications:
1. Other types of animal Brain can be used in place of Sheep brain. Or it can be omitted.

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This formula has different version, one using Sheep brain, one replacing Sheep brain with Safflower. In conditions of Brain deficiency, marked by slow thinking and mental dullness, Sheep brain is preferred. In cases with Blood stasis, Safflower is the better option.
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