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Grub ril གྲུབ་རིལ་
or Grub thob ril dkar གྲུབ་ཐོབ་རིལ་དཀར་
or Chong zhi ril dkar ཅོང་ཞི་རིལ་དཀར་
Jie Bai Wan 洁白丸 (TCM)
Saint's White Pill
or Yogi's White Pill
or Grub thob ril dkar གྲུབ་ཐོབ་རིལ་དཀར་
or Chong zhi ril dkar ཅོང་ཞི་རིལ་དཀར་
Jie Bai Wan 洁白丸 (TCM)
Saint's White Pill
or Yogi's White Pill
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Tang Tong Gyelpo (14th century)
There are a number of different variations and versions given for the "White Pill". The first version is from Drungtso:
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Herb Name
Cong zhi (Calcite) **
Gser mdog (Yellow Chebula) *** Hong len (Picrorhiza) Re skon (Corydalis) Ru rta (Costus) **** Brag zhun (Shilajit) Sbrang rtsi (Honey) |
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* Different sources have listed different proportions for each medicine. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Russian sources.
** processed with Heat (tsha btul)
*** Some sources list regular Chebula.
**** Some sources list Inula racemosa; some sources have said either Costus or Inula can be used.
Another version:
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Herb Name
A ru ra (Chebula)
Cong zhi (Calcite) * Kun byed (Pterocephalus) ** Brag zhun (Shilajit) Pushkaramula (Inula root) *** Sbrang rtsi (Honey) |
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* processed with Heat (tsha btul)
** The original source text listed Kunje gyelpo, which is an obscure name. The Northern Tradition of Tibetan Medicine equates this medicine with Pterocephalus hookeri, whereas the Southern Tradition uses Picrorhiza kurroa. Others have said it is Re skon (Corydalis).
*** Some sources list Vladimiria souliei (which is one of the types of Costus)
Preparation:
Powder the herbs and form pills with Honey.
Function:
Balances Phlegm, Bile and Wind, Regulates Qi, Benefits the Stomach
Use:
"The best medicine for Stomach diseases"
"For all Stomach diseases'
1. Acute and Chronic Stomach disorders
2. Fullness of the Chest and Epigastrium
3. Indigestion
4. Gastritis
5. Stomach pain
6. Vomiting
7. Hyperacidity, Reflux
8. Stomach Ulcer
9. Diarrhea
10. Brown Phlegm (Bad Kan Smug po)
11, Cough, Hoarseness, Asthma from "Bad blood" entering the Lungs
Dose:
2–3 grams twice daily
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Some sources list Vladimiria, other Inula root. The former is one of the sources of Costus. Costus and Inula are similar and related, and often combined. Costus is better to move the Qi, Inula is better as a Qi tonic. The choice can be made according to the nature of the patient and condition being treated. In most cases, Costus will be the best choice.
2. If the cause is a Wind disorder, Aloeswood and Clove are added
3. If the cause is Bile, Swertia and Herpetospermum are added
4. If Phlegm predominates, Pomegranate and Herpetospermum are added
5. For inflammations, Aconite (Bong nga) and Musk are added
6. The Six Excellent Medicines can be added for disorders of the organs
7. The version of the Chinese Pharmacopeia adds Pomegranate fruit, Chaenomelas Mu Gua, Aloeswood, Clove, Safflower, Nutmeg, Alpinia Cao Dou Kou, Amomum Cao Guo.
8. Lung Cancer, combined with prepared Mercury (Btso thal), this is called Grub Btso.
This is highly regarded in Tibetan Medicine, and is regarded as a "Single medicine to cure 100 diseases". It can cure imbalance of the Three Humors. Despite its traditional praise for a variety of diseases, today it is primarily used for Stomach complaints.
Today, many manufacturers produce White Pills, often containing 9–15 ingredients. The Six Excellent Medicines (either some or all) are commonly added.
Today, many manufacturers produce White Pills, often containing 9–15 ingredients. The Six Excellent Medicines (either some or all) are commonly added.
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