Zhi byed bcu gcig ཞི་བྱེད་བཅུ་གཅིག།
Pacific 11
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Inula helenium | 5 grams | 60 grams | |
Kaempferia galanga | 80 grams | ||
Terminalia chebula | 10 grams ea. | 150 grams | |
Rheum officinalis | 20 grams | 180 grams | |
Calcitum | 25 grams | 200 grams | |
impure Sodium carbonate | 30 grams | 250 grams | |
Hippophae rhamnoides | 7 grams | 75 grams | |
Sbrul sha las snon byas pa | type of Snake | 50 grams | |
Ammonium chloride | 35 grams | ||
Cancer | 3 grams ea. | 50 grams | |
Podophyllum hexandrum | 7 grams | 100 grams |
* Different sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang, the left column omits the Galangal, Snake, and Ammonium chloride. .
** Calcite should be prepared with Heat (Cong zhi tsha btul)
Preparation:
Powder and form pills
Function:
Moves the Blood, opens Obstructions, Eases Pain
Use:
“especially this medicine is effective to reduce pain during Childbirth, stimulates Birth of a child and expulsion of the Placenta”.
1. Gynecological diseases (in general)
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. Menstruation with Clotting
4. Pain during Labor, Difficult Childbirth
5. Retained Placenta; helps expel the Placenta.
6. Postpartum pain, Postpartum Bleeding
7. Gastric Ulcers
8. Bloating and Abdominal distention; Phantom tumor
9. Has been used for Infertility in Buryat
Dose:
500mg twice daily
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. When this is combined with Costus 6 it is called Zhi Ru. It is used for Abdominal pain, bloating, rumbling, belching, acid regurgitation; it is especially good to aid digestion in the stomach and stops pain associated with digestion.
2. Versions are prepared without Snake and Crab shell.
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