Sman ser chen mo སྨན་སེར་ཆེན་མོ་
Great Yellow Compound
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1* | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Santalum album | 21 grams | 210 grams | |
Calculus Bovis | 32 grams | 320 grams | |
Bambusa textiles | 32 grams | 320 grams | |
Crocus sativus | 12 grams | 170 grams | |
Asphaltum | 38 grams | 380 grams | |
Aconitum ferox | 38 grams | 310 grams | |
Aconitum heterophyllum | 22 grams | 270 grams | |
Moschus | 9 grams | 90 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | 16 grams | 190 grams | |
Oxytropis chiliophylla | 19 grams | 490 grams | |
Aconitum spp. | 11 grams | 110 grams | |
Notopterygium incisum | 74 grams | 740 grams | |
Euphorbia thymifolia | 74 grams | 740 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium
** Men Tsee Kang (left column) list Saffron; Amdo Compendium (right column) lists Safflower
*** Aconite leaf and flower. This is a variety of Black Aconite.
****Thar nu is the equivalent to Dudhi (Euphorbia spp.) of Ayurveda. (Drungtso)
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Heat, Resists Poison
Use:
“This medicine destroys without exception all types of heat gnans [severe Viral infections]”
1. Dangerous Contagious and Epidemic diseases (acute Viral infections)
2. Viral Hepatitis, Severe Hepatitis infection
3. Leptospirosis
4. Cancer with Heat symptoms
Dose:
2–3 grams
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
Safflower can be used for Saffron, Artificial Bezoar and Musk substitute can be used.
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