Khyung chen so gnyis ཁྱུང་ཆེན་སོ་གཉིས།
Great Garuda 32

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Kosoburov (Extensive Collection)

* Mercury is detoxified
** an insect medicine, probably a type of Blister Beetle (Cantharide or Mylabris)
*** golden sand from a certain river, Mica; however, Kosoborov said in some traditions of Tibetan medicine the mineral vermiculite is used, and in others, the spores of the lygodium plant
**** Lymph 3: Frankincense, Abelmoschus and Cassis Tora seed
***** The full name listed in the text is Rma bya’i mdongs sgro nus ldan bsrags pa’i thal; it appears to be Peacock feather ashes

Preparation:

No details are given in the source text. However, the purified Mercury and Sulphur will be mixed thoroughly to form a Kajjali (Black Sulphide of Mercury). Then the remaining medicines in powder are added, and pills formed.

Function:

Clears Damp, Resists Poison, Clears the Channels, Resolves Masses

Use:

“Disease caused by pollution of Earth and Water [Elements]” This is akin to Melancholy humor of the West.
1. Boils and Abscesses
2. Diphtheria
3. Anthrax
4. Pulmonary tuberculosis
5. Lung abscess
6. Pleurisy
7. Leprosy
8. Cancer: a general anti-cancer remedy
9. Leptospirosis
10. Ischemic stroke
11. Edema after fevers
12. Lymphatic Ulcers
13. Gz’a disease: wind pattern with obstructed channels such as Sesquele of Stroke, and Rheumatoid arthritis

Dose:

2 grams

Cautions:

1. Toxic in overdose. Avoid long-term use.
2. Not used in the very young or during Pregnancy.

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