Skyer sun brgyad pa  སྐྱེར་ཤུན་བརྒྱད་པ།
Barberry 8 Powder

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Men Tsee Kang / Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

Skyer pa (Barberry bark)
Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)
Gur gum (Sa
fflower)
Shing mngar (Licorice)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)
Kha che sha skam (Sa
ffron)
Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) *
Gla rtsi (Musk) **
Rgya nag snag tsha (Ink)

Latin


Berberis vulgaris
Emblica o
fficinalis
Carthamus tinctorius
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Piper longum
Crocus sativus

Fel Ursi
Moschus
Atramentum

Amount


300 grams
250 grams
150 grams
100 grams
40 grams
20 grams

2 grams
1200mg
50 grams

* Cow Bile is now used instead of Bear Bile.
** Delphinium brunonianum typically replaces Musk in Tibetan Medicine.


Preparation:


Powder

Function:


Clears Damp–Heat, Resists Toxin, stops Bleeding, relieves Pain

Use:


“specially helps with hot discharge (or Urine), which is caused by heat of Blood and Bile”
1. Urinary Tract Infections with Burning Urine
2. Dysuria
3. Obstinate Urinary diseases
4. Chronic Kidney disease (with Heat)
5. Gonorrhea
6. Spermatorrhea
7. Leukorrhea
8. Hematuria
9. Prostatitis
10. Blood-Bile disorders


Dose:


1–2 grams twice daily

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:


Cow Bile is today substituted for Bear Bile, and either synthetic Musk or a suitable Musk substitute is used.

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