Srog ‘dzin nor bu སྲོག་འཛིན་ནོར་བུ་
Life Holding Jewel

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name	Latin	Amount
Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)	Aquillaria agallocha	80 grams
Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal)	Santalum album
Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)	Pterocarpus santalinus
Cu gang (Tabasheer)	Bambusa textiles
Li shi (Clove)	Eugenia caryophyllus
Dza ti (Nutmeg)	Myristica fragrans
Gu gul (Bdellium)	Commiphora mukul
Spos dkar (Frankincense)	Boswellia sacra
‘Brong khrag (Yak heart) *	Bos grunniens
Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree)	Salmalia malabarica	40 grams ea.
Dzin pa (Black Aconite) **	Aconitum ferox	50 grams
A ru ra (Chebula)	Terminalia chebula
Gi wan (Bezoar)	Calculus Bovis	40 grams ea.
Sro lo (Rhodiola)	Rhodiola crenulata	50 grams
Hong len (Picrorrhiza)	Picrorrhiza kurroa	40 grams
Go byi la (Nux vomica) **	Strychnos nux-vomica	50 grams
Gzer ‘joms	Pyrethrum tatsinensis	40 grams
Li ga dur (Cranesbill)	Geranium tuberaria
Ru rta (Costus)	Saussurea lappa	50 grams ea.

* Originally Sha chen (Human flesh) was ordered, but it is typically replaced with Yak Heart today.
** Aconite and Nux Vomica require preparation

Preparation:

Powder and form pills.

Function:

Clears Heat, Settles Wind, Regulates Qi, Calms the Mind and Nerves

Use:

Commonly used for Wind affecting the Heart, Mind and Nerves
1. Heat associated with Contagious and Epidemic Diseases
2. Empty Heat
3. Combination of Bad kan (Phlegm) and Mkhris (Bile)
4. Stabbing pains
5. Hypertension
6. Tachycardia
7. Inflammatory diseases of the Heart: Myocarditis, Endocarditis
8. Wind affecting the Life Channel with chaotic and irrational thoughts:
9. “Unrecognized diseases of the White Channels [Nerves]”

Dose:

1⁄2–1 1⁄2 grams twice daily

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used during Pregnancy

Modifications:

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Srog ‘dzin nor bu སྲོག་འཛིན་ནོར་བུ་Life Holding Jewel