Gur gum mchog bdun  གུར་གུམ་མཆོག་བདུན་
Safflower Supreme 7
Or, Most Excellent Safflower 7

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Four Tantras

* Two sources have given different proportions; the left column is from Men Tsee Kang.

Preparation:

Powder, add White Sugar 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
“Cures chronic and new cases of liver disorders, Liver injuries, dispersed disorders of the Liver, proliferation of Liver blood and yellow eyes”. (Subsequent Tantra)
“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” (Stagnant or Vitiated Blood)

Dose:

2–3 grams, noon and night with warm water.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Birthwort should be omitted or substituted.
3. Regarded as not suitable for use in Cold weather (or at least, it should be used cautiously)

Modifications:

1. A suitable substitute for Birthwort should be used. Swertia is sometimes used in place of Ba le ka, so perhaps a double-dose of Swertia could be used. Rhubarb, Costus or Corydalis Yan Hu Suo are possible substitutes. 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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