Tsan dan bco brgyad ཙན་དན་བཅོ་བརྒྱརད།
Sandalwood 18
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Santalum album | 120 grams | |
Pterocarpus santalinus | 70 grams | |
Bezoar | 1 gram | |
Bambusae silicae | 70 grams | |
Myristica fragrans | 15 grams | |
Eugenia caryophyllus | 20 grams | |
Amomum subulatum | 15 grams | |
Elettaria cardamomum | 15 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 80 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 100 grams | |
Saxifraga umbellata | 60 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 50 gram | |
Dracocephalum tanguticum | 70 grams | |
Picrorrhiza kurroa | 70 grams | |
Corydalis nepalensis | 70 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 70 grams | |
Onosma hookeri | 100 grams | |
Rubia cordifolia | 80 grams |
* Some versions list Vermillion (Mercuric sulphide) in place of Red Sandalwood.
Preparation:
Powder or Pills.
Function:
Regulates Qi, clears Liver Heat
Use:
Dry mouth and tongue, brownish color to the lips and nails, discomfort over the hypochondria
“this medicine is especially good at drying out bad blood and lowers blood pressure”.
1. Liver Wind-Heat type Headaches
2. Hypertension
3. Irregular Heartbeat
4. Stabbing pasin in the Heart
5. Dizziness
6. Blurred Vision
7. Hepatitis
8. Cholecystitis
9. Gastritis
10. Gastroenteritis
11. Colitis
12. Diarrhea with Intestinal spasms
13. Wind (Qi) Blocking the Heart, Heart pain
14. Poor blood circulation
15. Pain over hypochondria and upper back
16. Dry Mouth and Throat
17. Sore Throat
18. Traditionally listed to ‘dry Bad blood’
19. Nodules due to repetitive strain causing Qi obstruction
20. Brown Phlegm (Bad Kan Smug Po)
Dose:
1–2 grams, twice daily, often taken with a decoction of Shilajit
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Comment:
This has a wide scope of use. It principally moves Qi and regulates its circulation, thereby helping blood circulation, and benefitting the digestive system and Liver. It also settles wind rising to the head causing Headache, Dizziness, Hypertension etc.
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