Go yu bdun pa གོ་ཡུ་བདུན་པ།
Betel nut 7
Or, Seven Suns to Cure Kidney Disease
Tibetan
Men Tsee Kang
Form Pills
Each medicine is recommended to be prepared as follows:
1. Betel nut: in the fall for three days soak in strong chang (Barley alcohol) or in the summer for three days soak in the decoction of ‘bras-bu-gsum’ (3 Bras: Caesalpinia, Schisandra, Mango kernel.
2. Pomegranate: in the summer soak for three days in the milk of a red cow,
3. Cinnamon: in the summer soak in the milk of a white goat for three days
4. Cardamon: in the fall for three days soak in the decoction of Mucuna and Long Pepper; in the winter soak in mutton broth for three days
5. Galangal: in winter soak in ghee for three days
6. Sal ammoniac should be soaked in a decoction of two of Picrorhiza and Safflower (5 grams each), and then dried
Warms and strengthens the Kidneys, Astringes
1. Seminal Emissions
2. Swelling of the Testicles
3. Cold and Wind affecting the Kidneys
4. Loss of Kidney heat
5. Kidney weakness
6. Weakness or pain of the Spine
7. Lower back and waist Pain
8. Dribbling Urine
9. Tinnitus
2–3 grams with warm water.
None noted
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Betel nut 7
Or, Seven Suns to Cure Kidney Disease
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb NameGu yu (Betel nut)Se bru (Pomegranate) Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Sug smel (Cardamon) Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper) Sga dmar (Galangal) Rgya tshwa (Sal ammoniac) |
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Preparation:
Form Pills
Each medicine is recommended to be prepared as follows:
1. Betel nut: in the fall for three days soak in strong chang (Barley alcohol) or in the summer for three days soak in the decoction of ‘bras-bu-gsum’ (3 Bras: Caesalpinia, Schisandra, Mango kernel.
2. Pomegranate: in the summer soak for three days in the milk of a red cow,
3. Cinnamon: in the summer soak in the milk of a white goat for three days
4. Cardamon: in the fall for three days soak in the decoction of Mucuna and Long Pepper; in the winter soak in mutton broth for three days
5. Galangal: in winter soak in ghee for three days
6. Sal ammoniac should be soaked in a decoction of two of Picrorhiza and Safflower (5 grams each), and then dried
Function:
Warms and strengthens the Kidneys, Astringes
Use:
1. Seminal Emissions
2. Swelling of the Testicles
3. Cold and Wind affecting the Kidneys
4. Loss of Kidney heat
5. Kidney weakness
6. Weakness or pain of the Spine
7. Lower back and waist Pain
8. Dribbling Urine
9. Tinnitus
Dose:
2–3 grams with warm water.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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