Chog la gsum sbyor  ཆོག་ ལ་གསུམ་ སྦྱོར་
Or, Bya khud bdud rtsi gsum sbyor  བྱ་ཁུད་བདུད་རྩི་གསུམ་སྦྱོར་
Cinnabar 3

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

* Two sources have given different proportions, the right column is from Men Tsee Kang, the main difference being a 10-fold increase in Calcite (probably to reduce amount of Cinnabar).
** Some versions do not contain Eucommia. It was probably a later addition as is seen in the name of the formula which denotes 3 medicines.

Preparation:

Powder and form small Pills.

Function:

Clears Heat, Benefits the Bones

Use:

“This medicine connects cracks, fractures and displacements of bones, treats bone diseases, dries chu sir [Lymph/Damp], helps with severe stabbing pain, swelling of a fracture”
1. Fractures
2. Bone displacement
3. Bone disease
4. Stabbing pain
5. Swelling associated with Fractures and Wounds

Dose:

1 gram twice daily for 10 days to heal fractures.

Cautions:

1. Contains Cinnabar. Not used long-term
2. Avoid in Pregnancy or small Children.

Modifications:

1. When combined with Garuda 5, it is called Bya khud khyung bsnan.. This is used for Bruising and Fractures and is especially useful for bone cracks and fractures to stop inflammation and promote alignment and healing of the bones.

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