Gur Gum bcu gsum གུར་གུམ་བཅུ་གསུམ།
Safflower 13
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Carthamus tinctorius | 25 grams | 150 gram | |
Pterocarpus santalinus | 20 grams | 100 grams | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 40 grams | ||
Bezoar | 800mg | ||
Cornu Rhinoceri | 20 grams | ||
Mercuric sulphide | 4 grams | ||
Jam bras (Fever nut) **** | Caesalpinia bonducella | 50 grams | |
Aconitum heterophyllum | 100 grams | ||
Saussurea lappa | 80 grams | ||
Terminalia chebula | 180 grams | ||
Terminalia bellirica | 100 grams | ||
Phyllanthus emblica | 10 grams ea. | 120 grams | |
Gla rtsi (Musk) ***** | Moschus | 2 1⁄2 grams | 700mg |
* Two different sources have given different proportions for the medicines in this formula. The right hand column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Some sources list White Sandalwood
*** Some sources list Deer horn, which is considered to have effects similar to Rhino horn in Tibetan Medicine. Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used today.
**** Fever nut should be lightly fried
***** Some sources list Delphinium brunonianum which is a commonly accepted substitute for Musk in Tibetan Medicine.
Preparation:
Pills
Function:
Clears Liver Heat and Damp, clears Heat and Toxin, strengthens Liver
Use:
Liver discomfort after eating, vomiting acid liquid, fatigue, weakness, deterioration of the Blood
1. Liver Heat and Poison
2. Poor Liver function from poor diet, alcohol, or poisoning
3. Hepatitis
4. Liver toxicity
5. Cirrhosis
6. Kidney (Lower back) Injury; inability to straighten the lower back
7. Kidney disease
8. Purulent inflammation of the Kidneys
9. Difficulty Urinating
10. Urinary obstruction
11. Infections of the Head (Eyes, Ears, Nose etc)
12. One-sided Headaches; Migraine
13. Sinusitis
Dose:
2–3 grams twice daily with warm water
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. Bovine bile replaces Bezoar and Water Buffalo horn replaces Rhinoceros horn in modern formulas. Cinnabar should be omitted and Musk substitute or synthetic Musk can be used.
2. When the Four Red Medicines (Madder, Lacca, Onosma hookeri, Symplocos) are added, it forms Gnyen po bcu brgyad. It is used for similar conditions, but with involvement of Blood stasis as well as for female diseases with Blood stasis.
3. A version available in China omits Caesalpinia, Aconitum, Emblic and Belleric Myrobalan, but adds Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong, Gardenia Zhi Zi, Melia Chuan Lian Zi and Lotus seed (Lian Zi). These are probably used as Chinese substitutes.
4. When combined with Garuda 5 it is called Gur Khyung. Used for chronic Kidney diseases, Edema, Epilepsy and various “White Channel” [Nerve} diseases.
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