Zla ‘od nor khyung ཟླ་འོད་ནོར་ཁྱུང
Moonlight Jewel Garuda

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Kosoburov (Amdo Compendium)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1*

Amount #2

Sman chen (Black Aconite) **

Aconitum spicatum

91 grams

400 grams

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

34 grams

300 grams

A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

91 grams

400 grams

Shu dag nag po (Calamus)

Acorus calamus

19 grams

190 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

12 grams

120 grams

Gur gum (Safflower)

Carthamus tinctorius

5 grams

200 grams

Li shi (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

2 grams

80 grams

Sug smel (Cardamon)

Elettaria cardamomum

2 grams

200 grams

Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)

Amomum subulatum

5 grams

200 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

14 grams

150 grams

Thal ka rdo rje (Cassia seed)

Cassia tora

10 grams

180 grams

So ma ra dza (Abelmoschus)

Abelmoschus moschatus

12 grams

180 grams

Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Myristica fragrans

3 grams

100 grams

Gser bye (Mica)

Mica

12 grams

100 grams

Rgya tsha (Sal Ammoniac)

Ammonium chloride

9 grams

190 grams

Sdig srin (Crab)

Cancer

6 grams

90 grams

Gu gul nag po (Myrrh)

Commiphora myrrh

30 grams

200 grams

Gi wan (Bezoar)

Bezoar

6 grams

100 grams

Mu zi ser po (Sulphur)

Sulphur

51 grams

51 grams

Dngul chu (Mercury) ***

Hydrargyrum preaparata

90 grams

900 grams

Gla rtsi (Musk)

Moschus

6 grams

70 grams

* Two different versions give different proportions for each medicine. The left column is from Kosoburov (Extensive collection).
** Some Russian sources have said Sman Chen is Aconítum soongáricum 
*** Mercury is prepared by the method Tskha btul

Preparation:

Form Pills

Function:

Clears Wind, Resolves Damp, Resists Poison

Use:

1. Epilepsy
2. Stroke
3. Parkinson’s Disease
4. Lymphadenitis
5. Lymphatic Ulcers
6. Anthrax
7. Psoriasis
8. Leprosy
9. Tumors, including Cancer
10. Dangerous contagious diseases
11. Serious Edema including Ascites
12. Chu ser (Yellow Water)

Dose:

1 gram (to 2 grams)

Cautions:

1. Very toxic in overdose or long-term use.
2. Not used during Pregnancy, in the very young or very old.

Modifications:


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