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Shu dag bzhi pa  ཤུ་དག་ བཞི་པ་
Calamus 4

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Four Tantras

Herb Name
Shu dag (Calamus)
Ru rta (Costus)

Bca sga (Ginger)
Kha ru tshwa (Black Salt)
Latin
Acorus calamus
Saussurea lappa
Zingiber officinale
Halitum violaceum
Amount
10 grams
5 grams
4 grams
4 grams


Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.

Function:
Warms the Stomach, Regulates Qi

Use:
1. Indigestion
2. Belching, vomiting, hiccups
3. Cold stomach
4. Shortness of breath, asthma

5. Pain in the upper body or Stomach
6 Hemorrhoids
7. Malaise
8. Colds


Dose:

1–2 grams twice daily with boiled water.

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. If the Qi is weak add Inula and Witrhania.

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