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Gtso brgyad gyu ral གཙོ་བརྒྱད་གཡུ་རལ་
Principal 8 Turquoise Mane
Principal 8 Turquoise Mane
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Version 1
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Herb Name
Cu gang (Tabasheer)
Gi wan (Bezoar) Gur gum (Safflower) Tsan dkar (Sandalwood) Tig Ta (Swertia) Ba Sha Ka (Adhatoda) Dngul chu dkar btul (prepared Mercury) Gu gul (Bdellium) Gla rtsi (Musk) Stag sha (Oxytropis) A ru (Chebula) |
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Version 2:
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Herb Name
Cu gang (Tabasheer)
Gi wan (Bezoar) Gur gum (Safflower) Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite) Hong len (Picrorrhiza) Tsan dkar (Sandalwood) Tig Ta (Swertia) Ba Sha Ka (Adhatoda) Mu zi (Sulphur) Dngul chu (prepared Mercury) * Gu gul (Bdellium) Gla rtsi (Musk) Sngo stag sha (Oxytropis) A ru gser mdog (Yellow Chebula) |
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* 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:
Due to Mercury it should not be used for more than 2 weeks without a break in treatment.
Modifications:
For use in the West today, it can be prepared without Mercury.
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment