Gur gum bdun pa གུར་གུམ་བདུན་པ་
Safflower 7
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Carthamus tinctorius | ||
Meconopsis grandis | ||
Adhatoda vasica | ||
Dracocephalum tangutium | 50 grams ea. | |
Bambusa textiles | 40 grams | |
Shilajit | 25 grams | |
Bezoar | 10 grams |
Another version:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Carthamus tinctorius | ||
Meconopsis grandis | ||
Adhatoda vasica | ||
Picrorhiza kurroa | ||
Bambusa textiles | ||
Swertia chirayita | ||
Bezoar |
Preparation:
Pills
Function:
Clears Liver Heat, Cools the Blood
Use:
Inflammation of the Spleen, Kidneys and Liver
1. Liver Fever; Fever associated with Liver heat
2. Heat of the Blood and Liver
3. Liver disease
4. Inflammation of the Spleen or Kidneys
Dose:
1000–1500mg after food; for heat of Blood and Bile, take at noon and midnight (up to three times per day).
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. There is a variation, called Safflower Supreme 7 (Gur gum mchog bdun) which omits Bezoar, Adhatoda, Dracocephalum and Shilajit and adds Aristolchia Ba le ka, Swertia Tig Ta, Chebula and Ephedra Tse ldum. It has similar indications for Liver disorders including damage to the Liver.
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Herb categories: Ba sha Ka (Adhatoda), Brag zhun (Shilajit), Cu gang (Tabasheer), Gi wan (Bezoar), Gur gum (Saffl, ower, Pri Yang Ku, Ut Pal (Blue Poppy)
