Go yu dgu pa གོ་ཡུ་དགུ་ དགུ་པ་
Betel Nut 9

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Gu yu (Betel nut)	Areca catechu
Gla gor zo sha (Mucuna)	Mucuna monospermum
Brag zhun (Shilajit)	Shilajit
A bras (Mango kernel)	Mangifera indica
Jam bras (Fever nut)	Caesalpinia bonducella
Li shi (Clove)	Eugenia caryophyllus
Sug smel (Cardamon)	Elettaria cardamomum
Bre Ga (Thlaspi)	Thlaspi arvense

* As is typical with many Tibetan formulas, no doses are given. However, Betel nut 7 can be used as a guide to doses of each medicine.

Preparation:

Pills

Function:

Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys

Use:

1. Kidney diseases
2. Kidney deficiency

Dose:

2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Used similarly to Betel Nut 7, but this is more strengthening.

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Go yu dgu pa གོ་ཡུ་དགུ་ དགུ་པ་Betel Nut 9