Bsam phel nor bu  བསམ་འཕེལ་ནོར་བུ།
Or, Nya phyis so gcig ཉ་ཕྱིས་སོ་གཆིག་
Ru Yi Zhen Bao Wan (Chinese)
Wish-fulfilling Jewel
Or, Mother of Pearl 31

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang / Amdo Compendium

* Two different sources have given different proportions; The right column is from Men Tsee Kang
** Synthetic or artificial Musk and Bezoar are generally used today
*** Rhino horn is to be open-fired; Burnt Deer horn can be substituted
**** Some sources list Scorpion in place of Crab

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Clears Heat and Inflammation, Settles Wind, Strengthens the Brain and Nerves, clears Wind and Damp

Use:

1. Neuritis
2. Acute Neuralgia
3. Gout
4. Pain in the Kidneys, lower back and hips
5. Sciatica
6. Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease
7. Chronic Skin diseases
8. Stiffness and contraction of the limbs; difficulty extending and flexing of the limbs
9. Numbness
10. Paralysis, Hemiplegia
11. Apoplectic Sequelae
12. Chronic Inflammation
13. Syphilis
14. Also used for Cancer

Dose:

2–3 grams twice daily with hot water, traditionally at noon and midnight.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

When Garuda 5 is added, it forms Wish-fulfilling Garuda (Bsam khyung). Used for deviation of the mouth or eye, tightening of the limbs, rigidity of the sinews, and for pains of the hips, lower back and lower joints.,

Comment:

This is a special and highly regarded medicine. It clears heat from Blood and Bile without harming Phlegm and Wind. It is much used for Heat diseases (inflammation) of the joints or nerves. Highly effective for Paralysis, loss of function or tightness of the limbs.

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