Dpa bo bdun pa དཔའ་བོ་བདུན་པ།
Hero 7
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Aconitum spp. | ||
Terminalia chebula | 50 grams ea. | |
Oxytropis spp. | ||
Rubia cordifolia | 20 grams ea. | |
Moschus | 3 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | ||
Mercuric sulphide | 10 grams ea. |
According to another source:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Terminalia chebula | 20 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 5 grams | |
Acorus calamus | 3 grams | |
Aconitum ferox | ||
Commiphora mukul | 10 grams ea. | |
Moschus | ||
Calculus Bovis | 1 ½ grams ea. |
Preparation:
Powder
Function:
Settles Wind, Moves Qi and Blood, Resists Poison, Easis Pain
Use:
1. Stabbing headache
2. shooting or stabbing pain in the upper body
3. Throat inflammation and obstruction, Tonsillitis
4. Meningitis
5. Sinusitis
6. Acute Viral diseases including Influenza, Respiratory Viruses
7. Viral Hepatitis
8. Anthrax
9. Sudden severe pain in the abdomen (Glang thabs), usually from Food Poisoning
10. Diarrhea, Dysentery
12. Arthritic and Rheumatic diseases
13. Skin diseases, eruptions, abscesses
14. Small Pox
15. Hemorrhoids
16. Worms
17. Can generally be used as Garuda 5, but is stronger to move Blood and resist Poison.
Dose:
1–2 grams
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in the very young or during Pregnancy
Modifications:
Note this is Garuda 5 with Myrrh and Bezoar added.
Comment:
Garuda 5 uses Aconitum ferox. The source for the above formula was Russian, and listed A. balfouri. The latter is an accepted substitute for A. ferox.
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