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Zhi gser  ཞི་གསེར་
Golden Pacific

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name
Ma nu (Inula)
Sga skya (Galangal)
Gar nag (Black Pig stool)
Brag zhun (Shilajit)
A ru ra (Chebula)
Lcum rtsa (Rhubarb)
Cong zhi (Calcite) **

Bul tog (Sodium carbonate)
Gser Me (Herpetospermum)
Se bru (Pomegranate)

Ru rta (Costus)
Latin
Inula helenium
Kaempferia galanga

Porcus feces
Shilajit
Terminalia chebula
Rheum o
fficinalis
Calcitum

Sodium carbonate
Herpetospermum
Punica granatum
Saussurea lappa

Amount *
37.5 grams
50 grams
100 grams
25 grams
125 grams
100 grams
75 grams
22.5 grams
25 grams
75 grams
***

10 grams
20 grams
103 grams
37 grams
30 grams
40 grams
50 grams
60 grams
14 grams
33 grams

50 grams

* Different sources have given different proportions. The  right column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Calcite is calcined for use.
*** The first version (left column) does not contain Costus.

Preparation:
Powder and form pills.
Another version says to combine equal parts of powders of
Pacific 6 (Zhi byed drug pa) and Golden 5 (Gser mdog lnga pa).

Function:
Clears Heat and Bile, benefits Digestion, opens Obstructions, guides Qi down

Use:
1. Abdominal distention
2. Vomiting
3. Constipation
4. Poor appetite
5. Dizziness
6. Headache from Bile and Phlegm
7. Yellowing of sclera
8. Increases
flow of Bile and digestive Enzymes
9. Digestive disorders associated with sedentary lifestyle
10. "Reflux of Bile into the hollow organs"
11. Cold Bile diseases


Dose:
2–3 grams

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
Some versions add Costus, equal in weight to the Calcite.

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