Ril dkar pad sdong རིལ་ དཀར་ པད་སྡོང་
Lotus Stem White Pills
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1* | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Rosa moschata | 100 grams | ||
Calcitum | 200 grams | 400 grams ea. | |
Terminalia chebula | |||
Inula racemosa | 150 grams ea. | 100 grams ea. | |
Asphaltum | 80 grams | 400 grams | |
Corydalis spp. | |||
Picrorhiza kurroa | |||
Mel | 100 grams ea. | 100 grams ea. |
* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Calcite is processed with Heat (tsha btul)
*** The Amdo Compendium lists the Yellow variety of Chebula.
**** Khams kyi ru rta (Vladimiria souliei) can also be used (Men Tsee Kang). Both of these are types of Costus. The Amdo Compendium lists Costus (Ru rta).
Preparation:
Powder and form Honey Pills.
Function:
Clears Stomach Heat, Clears Damp-Heat
Use:
Reflux, Heartburn, Bitter taste in the mouth, Headache
“Especially good to cure diseases of the head due to Phlegm (Bad kan) and Bile (Mkhris) and Stomach heat”
1. Headache
2. Dizziness (from reflux of bad blood into the stomach)
3. Heartburn
4. Vomiting of acidic liquid or Bile,
5. Diarrhea from Bile
6. Cough with difficult to expectorate, dirty-colored sputum
7. Shortness of Breath
8. Constriction of the chest,
Dose:
2–3 grams
Cautions:
None noted
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