Gur gum brgyad pa གུར་གུམ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Or, Khrag gchod gur gum brgyad pa ཁྲག་གཅོད་ གུར་གུམ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Safflower 8
Or, Stop Bleeding Safflower 8
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Crocus sativa | 100 grams | |
Fel Ursi | 100 grams | |
Pisum sativum | 80 grams | |
Pterocarpus santalinus | 70 grams | |
Mercuric sulphide | 50 grams | |
Gser gyi me tog **** | Herpetospermum pedunculosum | 50 grams |
Fragaria nilgeerensis | 70 grams | |
Dendrobium spp | 50 grams |
* Despite listing Kha che gur gum (Saffron), the large dose suggests Safflower is used (as in the second version listed below)
** Cow Bile now replaces Bear Bile; Veronica cilliata is also substituted, which may be intended here (due to the large dose).
*** Sran me tog is Pea flower; Sran me is probably the same
**** Buryat sources use Momordica charantia
Another version:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Carthamus tinctorius | 100 grams | |
Pterocarpus santalinus | 100 grams | |
Mercuric sulphide | 10 grams | |
Herpetospermum pedunculosum | 30 grams | |
Dendrobium spp | 100 grams | |
Fragaria nilgeerensis | 150 grams | |
Ephedra saxatilis | 50 grams | |
Ceratostigma minus | 50 grams |
* The text say to be “fried to a light shine”. Cinnabar is generally not fried or heated.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills
Function:
Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding
Use:
“This is the best medicine from secret instructions, for stopping any Bleeding without exception”
1. Uterine bleeding
2. Vomiting blood
3. Blood in the stool
4. Nasal bleeding
5. Rupture of blood vessels due to trauma
6. also useful for Liver diseases
Dose:
2 grams
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose or long-term use.
2. Not used during Pregnancy
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