Sa ra’i bya khyung ས་རཻ་བྱ་ཁྱུང་
Or, A ru bcu bdun ཨ་རུ་བཅུ་བདུན་
Sa ra’i Garuda
Or, Chebula 17
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount * | Cont. |
|---|---|---|---|
Terminalia chebula | 152 grams | 150 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 50 grams | 15 grams | |
Acorus calamus | 30 grams | 20 grams | |
Moschus | 9 grams | 2 grams | |
Aconitum ferox | 152 grams | 10 grams | |
Alcea rosea | 22 grams | ||
Mater Perlarum | 21 grams | ||
Commiphora mukul | 16 grams | 20 grams ea. | |
Symplocos paniculata | 24 grams | 26 grams | |
Laccifer lacca | 44 grams | 40 grams | |
Rubia tinctorium | 15 grams | 14 grams | |
Crocus sativus | 12 grams | 12 grams | |
Fel Ursi | 16 grams | 100 grams | |
Sina atramento | 15 grams | 15 grams | |
Mercuric sulphide | 46 grams | ||
Elettaria cardamomum | 25 grams | 25 grams ea. | |
Erythrina arborenscens | 35 grams | 26 grams |
* Two sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang. The left column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Men Tsee Kang lists Sman Chen, Aconitum spicatum. Most sources list Bong nga nag po (Black Aconite)
*** Mother of Pearl is calcined. Alternatively, Pearl powder can be used.
**** Amdo Compendium lists Myrrh instead of Bdellium.
***** Amdo Compendium lists Safflower in place of Saffron.
Preparation:
Pills
Function:
Clears Heat, opens Obstructions, Benefits the Kidneys
Use:
“This medicine is especially good cures fever of the kidneys”
“all hot and cold varieties of kidney diseases” (Amdo Compendium)
1. Burning Urine
2. Kidney pain
3. Degenerative joint disease
4. Urinary incontinence
5. Frequent or Difficult Urination
6. Hematuria; leakage of blood and pus after urination
7. Spermatorrea
8. Swelling of the Testicles
9. Prostatitis
Dose:
2 grams
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid overdose
Modifications:
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