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Madder Pills
Madder Pills
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Brag zhun (Shilajit)
Btsod (Madder) Rgya skyegs (Lacca) Gu gul (Bdellium) Shu dag (Calamus) Zhu mkhan (Sapphireberry) Bong nga nag po (Aconitum) Gla rtsi (Musk) * Sug tsher (Juniper) |
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* Delphinium brunonianum is typically substituted today.
Preparation:
Powder and form honey pills; 10 pills weigh 2 1⁄2 grams
Function:
Clears Kidney Heat, promotes Urine, moves the Blood, eases Pain, Resists Poison
Use:
Good for Kidney or Joint disease with inflammation.
1. Kidney disease
2. Back pain, Lumbago
3. Hip or Pelvic pain
4. Sciatica
5. Epidemic Fever
6. Dysentery
Dose:
2–4 pills (1⁄2–1 gram), once or twice daily.
Cautions:
1. Contains Aconite. Avoid overdose.
2. Avoid in Heart disease and Hypertension
3. Not used in the very young, weak, or during Pregnancy
Modifications:
This is somewhat similar to some of the Gum Lacca formulas of Mesue and Rhazes which were also used for Kidney obstruction.
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