Spru nag nyer dgu སྤྲུ་ནག་ཉེར་དགུ་
Notopterygium 29 Pills
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang / Amdo Compendium
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Notopterygium incisum | 200 grams | ||
Aconitum kongboense | 100 grams | ||
Aconitum napellus | 100 grams | ||
Aconitum richardsonianum | 100 grams | ||
Porcus faeci | 10 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Artemisia santolinifolia | 50 grams | ||
Azadirachta indica | 50 grams | ||
Saxifraga umbellata | 50 grams | ||
Santalum album | 50 grams | ||
Calculus Bovis | 50 grams | ||
Bambusae silicae | 5 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 1200mg ** | 50 grams | |
Geranium nepalense | 50 grams | ||
Sngo de ba | Gentiana decumbens | 50 grams | |
Asphaltum | 50 grams | ||
Hypecoum leptocarpum | 50 grams | ||
Aconitum heterophyllum | 5 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Moschus | 1 grams | 10 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | 50 grams | ||
Oxytropis reniformis | 50 grams | ||
Aquilaria agallocha | 5 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Gri sha (Human flesh) **** | 20 grams | ||
Acorus calamus | 20 grams | ||
Sulphura | 2.1 grams ea. | 20 grams | |
Pyrethrum tatsinensis | 50 grams | ||
Meconopsis horridula | 50 grams | ||
Cremanthodium ellisii | 5 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 2 grams | 50 grams | |
Herpetospermum | 5 grams | 50 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** The small dose of Safflower in the first column possibly intends Saffron.
*** Leaves and roots of Aconitum heterophyllum
**** Today, Human flesh is replaced with Yak Heart
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Heat, Resists Poison
Use:
Serious Heat-type Infectious and Epidemic diseases
1. Pneumonia
2. Dysentery
3. Hepatitis A, Infectious Hepatitis
4. Anthrax
5. Small Pox
6. Leptospirosis
Dose:
2 grams with a decoction of Tinospora.
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in Pregnancy
3. Caution in elderly, children, and exhaustion
Modifications:
It is stronger if the following three medicines are added: Cremanthodium humile (Ming chan ser po), Pterocephalus hookeri (Spang rtsi), Stellaria chamaejasme (Re lchag me tog).
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