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Skyer sun brgyad pa  སྐྱེར་ཤུན་བརྒྱད་པ།
Barberry 8 Powder

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Skyer pa (Barberry bark)
Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)
Gur gum (Sa
fflower)
Shing mngar (Licorice)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)
Kha che sha skam (Sa
ffron)
Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) *
Gla rtsi (Musk) **

Latin
Berberis vulgaris
Emblica o
fficinalis
Carthamus tinctorius
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Piper longum
Crocus sativus

Fel Ursi
Moschus

Amount
150 grams
125 grams
75 grams
50 grams
20 grams
12 grams

6 grams
ea.

* Cow Bile is now used instead of Bear Bile.
** Delphinium brunonianum typically replaces Musk in Tibetan Medicine.


Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Clears Damp–Heat, Resists Toxin, stops Bleeding, relieves Pain

Use:
1. Urinary Tract Infections
2. Dysuria
3. Obstinate Urinary diseases
4. Gonorrhea
5. Spermatorrhea
6. Leukorrhea
7. Hematuria
8. Prostatitis
9. Blood-Bile disorders


Dose:
1–2 grams twice daily

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
Cow Bile is today substituted for Bear Bile, and either synthetic Musk or a suitable Musk substitute is used.

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