Sug smel bdun pa  སུག་སྨེལ་བདུན་པ།
Or, Sug smel skyin gor
Cardamon 7

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1 *

Amount #2

Ra mnye (Solomans Seal)

Polygonatum cirrhifolium

50 grams

Nye shing (Asparagus root)

Asparagus racemosa

50 grams

Dbang po lag pa (Gymnadenia)

Gymnadenia crassinervis

30 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

50 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

30 grams

Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)

Aquillaria agallocha

20 grams ea.

50 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

100 grams

30 grams

* two sources have given different proportions, the right column is from Men Tsee Kang.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Regulates Qi, strengthens the Kidneys, Nourishes Blood

Use:

1. Chronic Gynecological diseases associated with Wind / Cold.
2. Irregular Menstruation
3. Infertility

Dose:

2–3 grams, taken with broth of Lamb Kidneys and Coriander seed

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. “if you add Dza ti (Nutmeg) 50 and Sram sha (Otter flesh) 50 to the base, you get the best medicine for the treatment of rlung kidneys, called Sug smal bcu gnis”


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Herb categories: Ar ga ru (Aloeswood), Dbang po lag pa (Gymnadenia), Dza ti (Nutmeg), Li shi (Clove), Nye shing (Asparagus root), Ra mnye (Soloman's Seal), Sug smel (Cardamon)

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