Dmar chen thang དམར་ཆེན་ཐང་
Bright Red Decoction
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Inula racemosa | ||
Tinospora cordifolia | ||
Rubus niveus | ||
Kaempferia galanga | ||
Terminalia chebula | ||
Terminalia bellerica | 20 grams ea. | |
Emblica officinalis | ||
Rubia cordifolia | 50 grams ea. | |
Symplocos racemosa | 12 grams | |
Laccifer lacca | 50 grams | |
Santalum album | ||
Pterocarpus santalinus | 15 grams ea. | |
Onosma hookeri | ||
Asphaltum | 20 grams ea. | |
Myristica fragrans | 4 grams | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 5 grams | |
Bambusae silicae | 12 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 20 grams | |
Punica granatum | 5 grams | |
Elettaria cardamomum | 8 grams | |
Piper longum | 5 grams | |
Amomum subulatum | 15 grams | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 1 gram | |
Sga dmar (Red Ginger) | Alpinia purpurata | 9 grams |
Geranium nepalense | ||
Chaenomeles tibetica | ||
Glycyrrhiza glabra | 20 grams ea. | |
Aquilaria sinensis | ||
Aquilaria agallocha | ||
A khra jo sha (type of Agar) * | Aquilaria spp. | |
Angelica dahurica | 10 grams ea. | |
Porcus Feces calcinii | ||
Adhatoda vasica | 20 grams ea. | |
Aristolchia spp. | 10 grams | |
Calculus Bovis | ||
Gsir gyi me tog **** | Herpetospermum pedunculosum | 15 grams ea. |
Strychnos nux-vomica | 5 grams | |
Aconitum ferox | ||
Acontium heterophyllum | 10 grams ea. | |
Aconitum spp. | 5 grams | |
Polygonum bistorta | 15 grams | |
Berberis aristata | 20 grams | |
Pyrethrum tatsiense | ||
Hypecoum leptocarpum | 10 grams ea. | |
Acorus calamus | 20 grams | |
Cassia Fistula | ||
Cuminum cyminum | 5 grams ea. | |
Nigella glandulifera | 6 grams | |
Dur byid (Spurge) ***** | Euphorbia pekinensis | 8 grams |
Rhodiola crenulata | 20 grams | |
Stab seng ****** | Fraxinus rhynchophylla | 15 grams |
* 3 types of Aloeswood are listed.
** Odontites rubra according to Russian sources
*** Traditionally this refers to Aristolchia species. Russian sources list Akebia which has also been used as a substitute for Chinese Birthwort species.
**** Momordica cochinchinensis is listed instead of Herpetospermum by Russian sources.
***** Some source list Castor or Turpeth. Turpeth can be substituted.
****** Russian sources list Eucommia ulmoides
Preparation:
Prepared as a Decoction. The medicines are coarsely ground and a given amount used to form a brief decoction.
It can also be prepared as Pills
Function:
Strengthens, Clears Heat, Regulates Qi and Blood, opens Obstructions
Use:
“this medicine conquers all 404 diseases“
1. Resists Poison
2. Blood Heat
3. Heat in the Upper Body, Cold in the Lower Body
4. Tumors and Cancers
Dose:
2–3 grams
Comment:
There is another “Bright Red Decoction” composed of most of the first 10 ingredients of the above formula.
Cautions:
Avoid overdose.
Modifications:
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