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Sug smel bcu pa སུག་སྨེལ་བཅུ་པ།
Cardamon 10

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Sga skya (Ginger)
Rgyam tshwa (Rock Salt)
Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper)
Gla rtsi (Musk)

Sdig srin (Crab shell)
Lcam pa (Mallow seed)
A bras (Mango kernel)
Sra Bras (Java Plum)
Jam bras (Fever nut)

Latin
Elettaria cardamomum
Zingiber o
fficinale
Sodium chloride

Piper longum
Moschus

Cancer
Malva verticillata
Mangifera indica
Eugenia jambolana
Caesalpinia bonducella

Amount *
15 grams
7
1⁄2 grams

5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
50 grams
100 grams
40 grams
50 grams
400mg
80 grams
150 grams
100 grams
80 grams
70 grams


* Two different sources have given different amounts for each medicine. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang.

Preparation:
Powder the herbs, then add the Salt and Musk and mix well.

Function:
Warms the Kidneys, Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens Obstructions

Use:
“Eliminates urinary retention, urolithiasis, Kidney cold, treats kidney disorders, inflammation based on Cold.”
1. Urinary obstruction
2. Frequent urination
3. Urinary retention with stabbing pain in the bladder
4. Urinary Calculi
5. Bladder Tumors
6. Prostatitis
7. Kidney, Lumbar and abdominal pain from Cold Kidneys


Dose:
500mg–1 1⁄2 grams with warm water

Cautions:
Not suitable for Heat conditions.

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