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Phag mo grub sbyor  ཕག་མོ་གྲུབ་ གྲུབ་ སྦྱོར་
Varahi's Combination


Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Cong zhi (Calcite) **
A ru ra (Chebula)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)
Pho ril nag po (Black Pepper)

Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt)
Sga skya (Galangal)
Ru rta (Costus)
Gur gum (Sa
fflower)

Brag zhun (Shilajit)
Latin
Cal;cium carbonate
Terminalia chebula
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Elettaria cardamomum
Punica granatum
Piper longum
Piper nigrum
Sodium chloride
Kaempferia galanga
Saussurea lappa
Carthamus tinctorius
Asphaltum

Amount *
200 grams
150 grams
80 grams
40 grams
130 grams
40 grams
40 grams
30 grams
60 grams
80 grams

100 grams
***

250 grams
100 grams
10 grams
10 grams
20 grams
10 grams
10 grams
5 grams
10 grams
10 grams
10 grams

20 grams

* Two sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Calcite is fried, then Chang (Barley spirit) is poured over, then covered with a lid to prvent the release of steam. When dry, it is powdered for use.
*** Men Tsee Kang version does not contain Shilajit

Preparation:
Form Pills; also used in Powder form.

Function:
Warms the Yang, Improves Digestion

Use:
1. Indigestion
2. Bloating, Abdominal distention
3. Vomiting
4. Diarrhea
5. Heartburn
6. Formation of Stomach lump from concealed Phlegm
7. Brown Phlegm (Bad kan smug po) from Cold
8. Loss of Body Heat (Yang)
9. Poisoning (Amdo Compendium)
10. Alcoholic Liver disease (Amdo Compendium)
11. Improves appearance and strength of the body

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:
None noted

Modifications:
1. "Secret Recommendations" for the use in Bad kang smug po adds (to the version from Amdo Compendium above): Cowrie bhasma (Mgron bu'i thal ba), Saffron (Kha che gur gum), Meconopsis (Utpal), Dracocephalum (Pri yang ku), Adhatoda (Ba sha ka) and Emblic Myrobalan (Sky ru ra), of each 10 grams.

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