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Tig ta brgyad pa ཏིག་ཏ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Ba Wei Zhang Ya Cai San 八味獐牙菜散 (TCM)
Swertia 8
Ba Wei Zhang Ya Cai San 八味獐牙菜散 (TCM)
Swertia 8
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
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Herb Name
Tig ta (Swertia)
Gser me tog (Herpetospermum) Bong dkar (White Aconite) Ru rta (Costus) Rtsa mkhris ** Hong len (Picrorhiza) Par pa ta (Hypecoum) *** Skyer shun (Barberry) |
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* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right is from Chinese sources.
** Cicerbita azurea is given by some sources.
*** Some sources list Ixeris gracilis. Fumitory has also been used for Par pa ta.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Liver Heat, Clears Damp-Heat (Bile)
Use:
Bitter taste in the mouth, headache, red eyes, yellowing of the eyes, skin and urine, body feels hot to touch, thirst, yellow tongue coat, big or fast pulse
1. Liver Heat
2. Fever
3. Inflammation (from Liver heat)
4. Headache from Fever or Liver heat
5. Eyes affected by Liver heat
6. Cholecystitis
7. Jaundice
8. Promotes appetite (when affected from Heat or Damp-Heat)
9. Increase Liver function (when affected by Heat).
Dose:
2–3 grams twice daily
Cautions:
Not used in Cold or Phlegm diseases
Modifications:
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment