Gtso brgyad gyu ral གཙོ་བརྒྱད་གཡུ་རལ་
Principal 8 Turquoise Mane
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Version 1
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Bambusa textiles | 250 grams | |
Calculus Bovis | 10 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 150 grams | |
Santalum album | 100 grams | |
Swertia chirata | 150 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 150 grams | |
Mercury sulphide preparata | 30 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | 90 grams | |
Moschus | 30 grams | |
Oxytropis microphylla | 150 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 200 grams |
Version 2:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Bambusa textiles | 50 grams | |
Calculus Bovis | 5 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 30 grams | |
Aconitum heterophyllum | 50 grams | |
Picrorrhiza / Lagotis | 50 grams | |
Santalum album | 50 grams | |
Swertia chirata | 30 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 30 grams | |
Sulphura | 10 grams | |
Mercury sulphide preparata | 10 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | 30 grams | |
Moschus | 2 grams | |
Oxytropis microphylla | 20 grams | |
Terminalia chebula (yellow) | 50 grams |
* Despite listing Dngul chu (Mercury), it probably refers to processed Mercury as in Version 1, above.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Heat, Resists Poison
Use:
“This medicine is like a hammer, instantly breaking heat due to excitement of the Blood” (Men Tsee Kang)
1. Contagious and Infectious Diseases
2. Acute Fever
3. Measles
4. Blood Heat (including overwork, sunstroke etc.)
5. Diseases due to Evil Spirits / Demons (‘Byung po)
Dose:
1 gram
Cautions:
1. Due to Mercury it should not be used for more than 2 weeks without a break in treatment. Avoid overdose
2. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
For use in the West today, it can be prepared without Mercury.
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