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Klu bdud bco brgyad ཀླུ་བདུད་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Codonopsis 18
Also known as Gu gul bco brgyad གུ་གུལ་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Shi Ba Wei Dang Shen Pian (TCM)
Bdellium 18 (or Myrrh 18)
Codonopsis 18
Also known as Gu gul bco brgyad གུ་གུལ་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Shi Ba Wei Dang Shen Pian (TCM)
Bdellium 18 (or Myrrh 18)
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Klu bdud rdo rje (Codonopsis)
A ru ra (Chebula) Bi sha (Aconite) Shu dug nag po (Calamus) Ru rta (Costus) Gla rtsi (Musk) * Spos dkar (Frankincense) Thal rdor (Cassia seed) So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Sle tres (Tinospora) Gu gul (Bdellium) Stong zil Sdig srin (Crab shell) ** Dbang po lag pa (Gymnadenia) *** Brag zhun (Shilajit) Ba ru (Belleric) Skyu ru (Emblic) Ba sha Ka (Adhatoda) |
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* Musk substitutes are used today
** the version from Men Tsee Kang lists Catechu (Stod ja) instead of Crab shell.
*** Dactylorhiza hatagirea has been listed by some sources. Many species of Orchid supply the market.
Another version:
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Herb Name
Gu gul (Bdellium) **
A ru (Chebula) Ba ru (Belleric Myrobalan) Skyu ru (Emblic Myrobalan) Ru rta (Costus) Spos dkar (Frankincense) Thal dkar rdo rje (Cassia) So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Brag zhun (Shilajit) Sle tres (Tinospora) Shu dag nag po (Calamus) Stod ja (Catechu) Klu bdud rdo rje Ba sa ka (Adhatoda) Stong zil Dbang lag Bi sha *** **** Gla rtsi (Musk) |
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* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang. The right column from Amdo Compendium
** Amdo Compendium lists Gu gul nag po (Myrrh) instead of Bdellium.
*** Amdo Compendium lists Sman Chen (Aconitum ferox). Some sources list Delphinium brunonianum
**** The Men Tsee Kang version (left column) originally listed 300 grams of Aconite. Today, 100 grams is typically used.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Tonifies Qi, Clears Wind and Damp, Moves the Blood, Eases Pain
Use:
"Especially helps with 'bam and grum bu diseases [arthritis and rheumatism]" (Men Tsee Kang)
1. Pain, swelling and redness of the joints with difficult flexion and extension of the joints
2. Gout
3. Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. Swelling and pain of the Bones and Joints with dark or purplish color
5. Difficulty in flexing and extension the limbs
6. Edema, Swelling of the legs
7. Sinusitis, chronic Rhinitis
8. Lymphatic disorders
9. Disorders of Serous Fluid (Damp) with Fever
10. Abscess
11. Skin inflammations
12. Rashes and redness of the skin
13. Obstinate Skin diseases with redness and itching, Eczema, Psoriasis
14. Elephantiasis, Leprosy
15. Also Female diseases with Blood stagnation
Dose:
2–3 grams, dissolved in hot water and taken at night
Cautions:
1. Due to the large dose of Aconite, this formula is potentially toxic. Avoid overdose.
2. Not used in the elderly, children, pregnant women.
Modifications:
There are several variations: some list Acacia catechu and Oxytropis reniformis in place of Shilajit and Tinospora.
Codonopsis nervosa is used in Sichuan as a source of Codonopsis Dang Shen, meaning that C. nervosa is a Qi tonic.
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