Gur gum mchog bdun གུར་གུམ་མཆོག་བདུན་
Safflower Supreme 7
Or, Most Excellent Safflower 7
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Carthamus tinctoius | 10 grams | 450 grams | |
Bambusa textilis | |||
Meconopsis grandis | |||
Aristolochia moupinensis | |||
Swertia chirata | 300 grams ea. | ||
Terminalia chebula | 400 grams | ||
Ephedra saxatilis | 5 grams ea. | 300 grams |
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Liver heat
Use:
Liver heat with yellowing of the eyes, headache, loss of appetite, pain or distention over the Liver
“Especially helps with acute and chronic Liver disease”
1. Acute Liver disease
2. Chronic Liver disease
3. Hepatitis
4. Pain or Inflammation over the Liver area
5. Pain in Liver region from Trauma
6. Headache related to Liver heat
7. Eye diseases related to Liver Heat; yellowing of the eyes, or red in the whites of the eyes.
8. Increase in “Bad Blood”
Dose:
2–3 grams, noon and night with warm water.
Cautions:
Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
1. A suitable substitute for Birthwort should be used. Costus or Corydalis Yan Hu Suo are possible substitute. See Birthwort for others.
2. Another version uses 100 grams each of Safflower and Chebula, and 75 grams of each of the other herbs.
3. Another variation adds Black Salt. This is called Gur Gum Mchog Bdun Kha Tshar Chan.
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