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Gcin snyi a ru bcu brgyad  གཅིན་སྙི་ཨ་རུ་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Chebula 18 for Urinary Incontinence

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name
A Ru Ra (Chebula)
Gur Gum (Safflower)
Sug Smel (Cardamon)
Brag Zun (Shilajit) *
Zhu Mkhan (Symplocos leaf)
Rgya Skyegs (Lacca) *
Btsod (Madder)
Skyu ru (Emblic)
Yung Ba (Turmeric) **
Skyer pa dkar po (Barberry)
Gze ma (Tribulus)
Gser Bye (Mica) *

Shug Tsher (Juniper)
Sum cu tig (Saxifrage)
Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)
Mkhal zho dkar po (Erythrina)
Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) ***
Gi wan (Bezoar)
****
Latin
Terminalia chebula
Carthamus tinctorius
Elettaria cardamomum
Shilajit

Symplocos paniculata
Laccifer lacca
Rubia cordifolia
Phyllanthus emblica
Curcuma longa
Berberis aristata
Tribulus terrestris
Lapis Micae Aureus
Juniperus squamata
Saxifraga umhellulata
Adhatoda vasica
Erythrina arborenscens
Fel Ursi
Bezoar

Amount
200 grams
100 grams
40 grams
60 grams


80 grams ea.
150 grams


100 grams ea.
30 grams
100 grams

80 grams ea.
60 grams
2 grams
1 gram


* Shilajit, Lacca and Mica are prepared
** Some texts list Ginger or Galangal in place of Turmeric
*** Today, Cow Bile regularly replaces Bear Bile
**** Artificial Bezoar is generally used today.

Preparation:
Powder and form Pills

Function:
Strengthens the Kidneys, astringes Urine

Use:
1. Urinary Incontinence from Cold Kidneys
2. Diabetes (non-insulin dependent)
3. Turbid urine with sweating and drowsiness
4. Heat of the Palms and Soles with Thirst and dry mouth
5. Coldness in the Lower Body


Dose:
2–3 grams

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:
This is a variation of Chebula 18.

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