Skyer sun brgyad pa སྐྱེར་ཤུན་བརྒྱད་པ།
Barberry 8 Powder
Tibetan
Men Tsee Kang / Amdo Compendium
* Cow Bile is now used instead of Bear Bile.
** Delphinium brunonianum typically replaces Musk in Tibetan Medicine.
Powder
Clears Damp–Heat, Resists Toxin, stops Bleeding, relieves Pain
“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
1–2 grams twice daily
None noted
Cow Bile is today substituted for Bear Bile, and either synthetic Musk or a suitable Musk substitute is used.
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Barberry 8 Powder
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang / Amdo Compendium
Herb NameSkyer pa (Barberry bark)Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) Gur gum (Safflower) Shing mngar (Licorice) Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) Kha che sha skam (Saffron) Dom mkhris (Bear Bile) * Gla rtsi (Musk) ** Rgya nag snag tsha (Ink) |
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* 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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