Tig ta lnga thang   ཏིག་ཏ་ལྔ་ཐང་།
Swertia 5 Decoction

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Tig ta (Swertia)

Swertia chirata

Bong dkar (White Aconite)

Aconitum heterophyllum

600 grams ea.

Skyer shun (Barberry)

Berberies aristata

Sle tres (Tinospora)

Tinospora cordifolia

Li ga dur (Cranesbill) *

Geranium tuberaria

400 grams ea.

* Bergenia purpurascens according to some sources

Preparation:

Powder coarsely to be made into decoction.

Function:

Clears Liver Heat, Clears Bile

Use:

Red eyes, headache, irritability, red tongue with a yellow coat, rapid or big pulse
1. Liver heat
2. Cholecystitis
3. Jaundice
4. Hepatitis

Dose:

A spoonful of the coarse powder is boiled in 3 cups of water down to half. This can be taken over the course of the day. According to another source, 3–5 grams, twice daily.

Cautions:

Not used in Cold or Phlegm conditions

Modifications:

This can also be made into powder or pills, but in this form, Swertia 8 or Swertia 25 are better.

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