Se bru nyi dkyil སེ་འབྲུ་ཉི་དཀྱིལ།
or Nyi dkyil ཉི་དཀྱིལ་
or Se bru nyi dkyil སེ་བྲུ་ ཉི་དཀྱིལ་
or Se bru bcu pa སེ་བྲུ་ བཅུ་པ་
Mandala of the Sun
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Punica granatum | 160 grams | |
Angelica glauca | 48 grams | |
Elettaria cardamomum | 20 grams | |
Polygonatum cirrhifolium | 48 grams | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 20 grams | |
Asparagus racemosa | 48 grams | |
Mirabilis himalaica | 48 grams | |
Piper longum | 20 grams | |
Tribulus terrestris | 48 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 40 grams |
* Some sources list Peucedanum spp.
** Russian sources list Malva verticillata
*** Russian sources use Withania in place of Mirabilis
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills
Function:
Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys and Spleen, Promotes Urine, clear Damps, moves Qi
Use:
“This medicine helps with all cold diseases, and especially cures deficiency of the Fiery warmth of the stomach, opens the way for urine, puts the clear juice [Yin] in place and dries out the basis of chu ser [Water-Damp].”
“The composition helps with ma zhu [indigestion], cold diseases in the kidneys and lower back, urinary retention, cold diseases in the stomach, spread of worms and chu ser [Water-Damp] throughout the body, diseases of the hips … and diseases caused by mucus. It promotes longevity, health, treats old age, serves as an elixir, and brings complete well-being and peace to the body”. (Buryat Tibetan Medicine)
1. Indigestion; promotes Digestion
2. Poor appetite
3. Abdominal Swelling or Bloating due to Cold and Damp
4. Depletion of the Fiery warmth of the stomach
5. Edema (‘three stages of Edema’) and Ascites
6. Anemia
7. Difficult, Dribbling or Frequent Urination
8. Pain of the Bladder or Urethra
9. Urinary Tract Infections
10. Cold Diarrhea
11. Spermatorrhea; exhaustion or leakage of Semen
12. Arthritis and Rheumatism
13. Kidney, Waist or Lower Back Pain
14. Exhaustion of Heat in the Kidneys and Lower Back
15. Diseases of the Serous Fluid; In particular, it dries out inflammation of the lymph
16. Tumors
17. Infections without Fever
18. “Rasayana for prolonging life and strengthening the body.”
Dose:
2–3 grams twice daily, dissolved in hot water
Cautions:
Very warm and dry so not suitable for Yin-deficient Heat
Modifications:
1. When Malva verticillata is added it forms Mandala of the Sun 11. It has basically the same indications.
2. Taken with Garuda 5 it is used for Difficult, Painful or Frequent Urination
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