A gar bcu bdun   ཨ་གར་བཅུ་བདུན་
Aloeswood 18

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Ar nag (Aloeswood) A ru ra (Chebula) Ba ru (Belleric) Shyu ru (Emblic) Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree) * Mkhal zo dkar po (Canavalia) ** Gla gor zho sha (Entada) ** Sle Tres (Tinospora) Gzer ‘joms  Tsher sngon Ru rta (Costus) Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg) peeled La la phud (Ajowan) Gu gul nag po (Myrrh) Sman chen (Aconite) Ri bong snying (Rabbit heart) Bu ram (Molasses)

Latin Aquillaria agallocha Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellerica Emblica officinalis Choerospondias axillaris Canavalia gladiata Entada scandens Tinospora cordifolia Pyrethrum tatsienense Meconopsis horridula Saussurea lappa Eugenia caryophyllus Myristica fragrans Trachyspermum ammi Commiphora myrrha Aconitum spicatum Lepus spp. Saccharum Amount 100 grams 150 grams 80 grams 100 grams 50 grams 50 grams 40 grams 70 grams 100 grams 100 grams 80 grams 30 grams 30 grams 40 grams 40 grams 40 grams 15 grams 70 grams

* with seeds
** Canavalia and Entada outer shell is removed and lightly stir-fried

Preparation:

Powder mix with the Molasses and form Pills.

Function:

Regulates Qi, Stops Wind, Moves the Blood

Use:

1. Pain in the lower back and kidneys from Wind
2. Pain in the lower back or kidneys following trauma or bruising
3. Curvature of the lower back or neck
4. Osteochondrosis
5. Difficulty Flexing or extending
6. Stabbing pain in the Head
7. Chaotic thoughts
8. Palpitations
9. Arrhythmias
10. Insomnia
11. Dizziness
12. Tinnitus
13. Diseases of the “Holders of Life”
14. Nerve diseases associated with Inflammation
15. Urinary dysfunction from Blood Stasis

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Buryat versions of this formula often contain prepared Nux Vomica.

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