Srog ‘dzin bcu gcig སྲོག་འཛིན་བཅུ་གཅིག།
Or, Shing kun bcu gcig ཤིང་ཀུན་ བཅུ་གཅིག་
Eleven Holders of Life
Or, Asafetida 11
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Kosoburov-An extensive collection of Tibetan-Mongolian-Buryat recipes
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1* | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Aquillaria agallocha | 50 grams | 50 grams | |
Myristica fragrans | 25 grams | 40 grams | |
Bambusa textiles | 25 grams | 30 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 25 grams | 40 grams | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 25 grams | 50 grams | |
Ferula foetida | 25 grams | 50 grams | |
Salmalia malabarica | 25 grams | 30 grams | |
Cor Bos grunniens | 25 grams | 50 grams | |
Choerospondias axillaris | 25 grams | 60 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 20 grams | 10 grams | |
Boswellia sacra | 10 grams | 20 grams |
* Note: 2 different sources gave different amounts for each ingredient.
** It was originally Sha chen, Human Flesh. Usually replaced with Yak Heart, sometimes replaced with Human Placenta
Preparation:
Powder and form pills with Molasses.
Function:
Settles Wind, Regulates Qi, Calms the Mind and Nerves
Use:
Commonly used for Wind affecting the Mind and Nerves
1. Mental Instability, Confusion
2. Mental disorders. Insanity, Madness
3. Mental Dullness, “Dumbness”
4. Fear, Phobias
5. Loss of Speech
6. Insomnia
7. Numbness
8. Very useful for any pain caused by (Cold) Wind.
9. Pain in the upper body, especially between the scapula
10. Liver / Hypochondriac pain or distention
11. Pain or distention of the Breasts
12. Chest Pain
13. Palpitations, Arrhythmias, Tachycardia
Dose:
1⁄2–1 1⁄2 grams twice daily
Cautions:
1. Not used in Heat conditions
2. Harmful in hot weather
Modifications:
Similar Formulas:
This is Aloeswood 8, with the addition of three medicines. This is specifically for Wind that affects the Life Channel (Du Mai).
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