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Ko byi bcu gsum  ཀོ་བྱི་བཅུ་གསུམ།
Nux Vomica 13

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Ko byi la (Nux vomica) prepared
Ma nu (Inula)

Sle tres (Tinospora)
A ru ra (Chebula)

Ar ga ru (Aloeswood)
Kan ta ka ri (Rubus)
Ut Pal (Blue Poppy)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)

Ru rta (Costus)
Snying zho
Sga skya (Galangal)
Gu gul (Bdellium)
Btsod (Madder) **

Latin
Strychnos nux-vomica
Inula helenium

Tinospora cordifolia
Terminalia chebula

Aquillaria agallocha
Rubus phoenicolasius
Meconopsis grandis
Myristica fragrans
Saussurea lappa
Choerospondias axillaris
Kaempferia galanga
Commiphora mukul
Rubia cordifolia

Amount *
50 grams
30 grams
30 grams
30 grams
30 grams
20 grams
20 grams
10 grams
10 grams
10 grams
5 grams
5 grams
15 grams
80 grams
150 grams
120 grams
100 grams
50 grams

150 grams
150 grams
20 grams
50 grams
40 grams
50 grams

30 grams
50 grams

* Different sources have provided different amounts. The right column is from ""Amdo Compendium"..
** Madder juice has been ordered in some texts which is used in sufficient quantity to form pills

Preparation:
Nux Vomica must be prepared according to Traditional methods. Generally, it is soaked in water, then peeled, then cut into small pieces and stir-fried with Sesame oil. There are various other methods that may be used; See Nux Vomica.
Powder and form pills either with the juice of Madder, or with sufficient Honey to form pills of 500mg each.

Function:
Regulates Qi, Stops Wind, Moves Blood, Eases Pain

Use:
"Arthritis of the upper and lower extremities."
"Serious disturbances of the Wind Rushing Up"

1. Hypertension
2. Chest or Thoracic pain or tightness;
3. pain in the Upper back from Wind
4. Severe stabbing pain in the head or upper body
5. Arthritis of the Upper Body
6. Di
fficulty Breathing, Shortness of Breath, Cardiac Asthma
7.
Bouchut’s respiration

8. Dizziness
9. Vertigo
10. Tinnitus
11. Red eyes
12. Swelling of the gums
13. Nosebleed
14. Accumulation of ‘Bad Blood’ (Blood stagnation) in the Lower Body
15. Especially useful for Blood and Wind combined diseases


Dose:
500mg–1500mg (begin with lower dose) morning and evening with warm water.
Three pills (1500mg) is the general recommended dose.


Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid overdose

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