Go yu dgu pa  གོ་ཡུ་དགུ་ དགུ་པ་
Betel Nut 9

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Gu yu (Betel nut)
Gla gor zo sha (Mucuna)
Brag zhun (Shilajit)
A bras (Mango kernel)
Jam bras (Fever nut)
Li shi (Clove)
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Bre Ga (Thlaspi)

Latin


Areca catechu
Mucuna monospermum
Shilajit
Mangifera indica
Caesalpinia bonducella
Eugenia caryophyllus
Elettaria cardamomum
Thlaspi arvense

Amount



Preparation:


Pills

Function:


Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys

Use:


1. Kidney diseases
2. Kidney de
ficiency

Dose:


2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



Similar Formulas:


Used similarly to Betel Nut 7, but this is more strengthening.

As is typical with many Tibetan formulas, no doses are given. However, Betel nut 7 can be used as a guide to doses of each medicine.
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