Smug po gyul rgyal  སྨུག་པོ་ གྱུལ་ རྒྱལ་
Or, Cong zhi nyer gcig  ཅོང་ཞི་ཉེར་གཅིག་
Conqueror of Brown Phlegm
Or, Calcite 21

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

* Different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Calcite is processed with Milk (Cong zhi mdzo ‘o)
*** Saxifraga umbellulata Sum tig is listed by some sources.
**** Cow Bile is used for Bear Bile today, the dose being increased to 5 or 10 grams.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Clears Heat from the Stomach,

Use:

1. Heartburn, Acid Reflux
2. Sour, watery Vomit
3. Vomiting Blood or Bile
4. Hot-type Diarrhea
4. Stomach Ulcer
5. Pain in the Stomach and Liver region
6. Brown Phlegm (Bad kan smug po) disorders

Comment:

From “Additional Instructions”: If consumed accurately in accordance with knowledge, it cures heat in the chest, acid, inflammation of bile, extensive diarrhea, vomiting, “falls” on the stomach, liver, back, For pain in the joints, blood or bile entering the stomach, or pain in the upper body, spreading dark-skin, hidden and excited Heat (brings heat back to a natural position). It is a medicine for diseases of the “compound
(dosha)” of the Heart and other things and Smug po (all) types.”

Dose:

2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. According to another version, Calcite is used in 2 parts, the remaining medicines all 1 part each.

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