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 gymnandrum | 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 less toxic 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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Herb categories: Aconitum (Black Aconite), Aconitum heterophyllum, Brag zhun (Shilajit), Cu gang (Tabasheer), Gi wan (Bezoar), Gla rtsi (Musk), Gu gul (Bdellium), Kha gur (Saffron), Sandalwood, Spru nag, Stag sha nag, Thar nu (Spurge prepared)
