Cong zhi drug pa  ཅོང་ཞི་དྲུག་པ།
Calcite 6

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Four Tantras

* Two different sources have given differing proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Russian sources.
** Processed with Heat (Tsha btul)
*** Inula racemosa (Ma nu) can be used in place of Costus (Men Tsee Kang).

Preparation:

Powder and add 2–3 times its weight of White Sugar.

Function:

Clears acid, relieves Phlegm, promotes digestion

Use:

“Eliminates heartburn and reflux of acidic fluids due to Bad kan [Phlegm] disorders.” (Subsequent Tantra)
“increase in bad blood in the liver due to ma zhu [indigestion] and the resulting pain in the stomach and liver, flatulence, lack of appetite, reflux of liver blood into the stomach, heartburn, vomiting of acidic liquid”
“especially this medicine is useful in the initial stage of smug po, which is manifested by heartburn and vomiting of sour liquid”
1. Nausea
2. Acid Reflux with Belching
3. Heartburn with loss of Appetite
4. Sour and Watery Vomit
5. Early stages of Smug po (Bad kan smug po)

Dose:

2–3 grams twice daily, usually with a little sugar and warm water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. When combined with Swertia 8 (Tig ta brgyad pa), it forms Chong Tig. This is used for Headache, Bitter taste, vomiting of Bile and Catarrhal diseases associated with Heat (Bile).

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