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Sems kyi bde skyid  སེམས་སྐྱི་བདེ་སྐྱིད།
Mental Happiness

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name
Shin kun (Asafetida)
Bong nga nag po (Aconite)
Sga skya (Ginger)
Na le sham (Black Pepper)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)
Brong khrag (Yak Blood)
Kha ru tshwa (Black Salt)
Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree)
Ru rta (Costus)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)
A gar ru (Aloeswood)
Go yu (Betel nut)
Ri bong snying (Hares Heart) **

Latin
Ferula asafetida
Aconitum ferox 
Zingiber officinalis
Piper nigrum
Piper longum
Pocephagus grunniens
Halitum violaceum
Choerospondias axillaris
Saussurea lappa
Myristica fragrans
Aquillaria agallocha
Areca catechu
Lepus spp.

Amount
10 grams
30 grams
40 grams
35 grams
30 grams
15 grams
15 grams
40 grams
50 grams
25 grams
80 grams
100 grams
15 grams

5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
5 grams
10 grams
5 grams


* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Buryat sources.
** Amdo Compendium states that other animal Hearts can be used.

Preparation:
Powder and form pills with Molasses or Jaggery (50 grams in the Men Tsee Kang version above)

Function:
Settles Wind, regulates Qi, Benefits the Heart, calms the Mind and Spirit

Use:
"Especially good to destroy the Heart Arrhythmia and improves Mood (in Depression)" (Men Tsee Kang)
"Treats the penetration of rLung [Wind] into the “Vessel of Life,” Confusion, Trembling, Insanity and Dumbness" (Amdo Compendium)
1. Wind disorders of the Life Channel: stress, anxiety, irritability, poor concentration, mental dullness etc.
2. Mental disorders, Insanity, Madness, Dementia
3. Mild Depression, Anxiety
4. Irritability
5. Fears
6. Dumbness or Stupidity
7. Trembling of the limbs or body
8. Insomnia
9. Dizziness
10. Tinnitus
11. Heart disease
12. Cardiac Arrhythmia, Tachycardia
13. Wind disorders in general


Dose:
1500mg–2 grams with wine, broth or hot water

Cautions:
1. Very hot. Not suitable in Heat conditions, Fever, or Heat of the Lungs.
2. Contain Aconite. Avoid overdose.

Modifications:

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This is called Mental Happiness as it settles all disorders where Wind affects the Heart, Mind and Spirit. It calms the Heart and improves the Mood, creating a sense of Well-being.
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