Chi med a gar brgyad pa  ཆི་མེད་ མེད་ ཨ་གར་བརྒྱད་པ་
Or, Tang kun brgyad pa  ཏང་ཀུན་ བརྒྱད་པ་
Undying Aloeswood 8
Or, Selinum 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

* Two sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Nux Vomica must be processed according to Traditional methods.
*** The source text said to make up equal parts of Aquilaria agallocha and Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (another type of A gar) and to use 150 grams of this mixture. Aloeswood may be used for the 150 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Regulates the Blood and Qi, Stops Wind, Clears Heart Fire, Eases Pain

Use:

Chest distress or tightness, dry mouth and throat,
Agitation of Blood and rLung [Wind] in the upper part of the body.
1. Hypertension
2. Palpitation
3. Tachycardia
4. Upper back pain from Blood and Wind (Blood and Qi Stagnation)
5. Feeling of fullness in the upper body
6. Difficulty Breathing
7. Discomfort in the Heart area
8. Stabbing Chest pain
9. Heart disease
10. Heat of the Heart
11. Anger without cause

Dose:

1–2 grams

Cautions:

1. Caution due to the Nux Vomica. Avoid overdoses nd long-term use.
2. Not used in Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, or Children.

Modifications:

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