Rdo rje rab ‘joms རྡོ་རྗེ་རབ་འཇོམས།
Vajra Conqueror
or Vajra-like Eliminator
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Terminalia chebula | 20 grams | 200 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 120 grams | ||
Carthamus tinctorius | 150 grams | ||
Commifora mukul | 150 grams | ||
Moschus | 1 gram | ||
Adhatoda vasica | 150 grams | ||
Embelia ribes | 100 grams | ||
Hyoscyamus niger | 50 grams | ||
Butea monosperma | 10 grams ea | 100 grams |
* 2 different sources have given different proportions.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills of 500mg each
Function:
Clears Heat and Poison, Resolves Pus
Use:
Special for chronic Heat disorders with pus in the Sense organs of the head
“Exacerbations of the disease in the upper part of the body [from] Blood Wind”.
1. Rhinitis, Sinusitis with purulent discharge with pain in the cheeks, pain above the eyes, frontal headache
2. Tonsillitis
3. Conjunctivitis
4. Cataract, Corneal Opacity
5. Burning sensation in the Eyes
6. Polyps in teh Sclera
7. Pain and Suppuration of the Ears
8. Toothache
9. Disorders caused by combined Blood and Wind
Dose:
1500mg (3 pills) three times daily with warm water
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy.
2. Not used in Bile /Heat conditions
Modifications:
1. Some version slist Oxytropis chiliophylla (in the second version above, 80 grams is added.
2. A variation:
A ru ra (Chebula) (2 parts)
Ru rta (Costus)
Bya rgod spos (Delphinium brunonianum)
Gur gum (Safflower)
Gu gul (Bdellium)
Ba sha ka (Adhatoda) (1 part each)
This uses Delphinium in place of Musk and omits 3 medicines.
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