A gar drug pa ཨ་གར་དྲུག་པ།
Aloeswood 6

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

A gar (Aloeswood)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)
Gur gum (Safflower)
Gya tig (Swertia)
A ru (Chebula)
Na ga ge sar (Mesua)

Latin


Aquilaria agallocha
Myristica fragrans
Carthamus tinctorius
Swertia chirata
Terminalia chebula
Mesua ferrea

Amount


2 parts




1 part ea.

Preparation:


Powder and make Honey-Pills

Function:


Clears Heat, Settles Wind, benefits the Heart

Use:


Boring pains in the chest, thirst, poor appetite, trembling in the body
1. Disorders of the “Life-sustaining Wind”
2. Heat in the Lungs and Heart
3. Tightness and burning in the Chest
4. Cardiovascular disease
5. Bile disorders, Heat in the Upper body


Dose:


2–3 grams twice daily at noon and midnight

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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