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:

Instruction Tantra / Amdo Compendium

* two different sources have given different proportions; the second column is from Men Tsee Kang
** the second version says to use a mixture of the leaves and fruit
*** the second version says to use equal parts of Ar nag (Aquilaria agallocha) and Agar go snoyd (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon) (ie. 75 grams each).
**** 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; unsteadiness of gait as if intoxicated
7. Confusion or Disorientation
8. Insomnia

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.
2. This formula has another version 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.

Similar Formula:

Aloeswood 10 (A gar bcu pa)

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