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Brag zun lnga pa  བྲག་ཞུན་ལྔ་པ་
Shilajit 5

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Amdo Compendium

Herb Name
Brag zhun (Shilajit)
Gur gum (Safflower)
Ba le ka (Birthwort)
A ru ra (Chebula)
Pri yang ku

Latin
Asphaltum
Carthamus tinctorius
Aristolchia moupinensis
Terminalia chebula
Dracocephalum tanguticum
Amount
150 grams
280 grams
300 grams
300 grams
500 grams

Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.

Function:
Clears Liver Heat

Use:
"Recommended as the best treatment for Liver diseases"
1. Liver Heat, "Liver Fever"
2. Especially useful for Hepatitis


Dose:
2 grams

Cautions:
Use cautiously in a Cold and Weak Stomach

Modifications:
Birthwort can be replaced with a half quantity of Rhubarb root. (Rhubarb was used to replace Birthwort by Mesue). Other substitutes can be used (see under Birthwort).

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