Shu dag bzhi pa  ཤུ་དག་ བཞི་པ་
Calamus 4

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Four Tantras

Herb Name Shu dag (Calamus) Ru rta (Costus) Bca sga (Ginger) Kha ru tshwa (Black Salt)

Latin Acorus calamus Saussurea lappa Zingiber officinale Halitum violaceum Amount 10 grams 5 grams 4 grams 4 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Warms the Stomach, Regulates Qi

Use:

1. Indigestion
2. Belching, vomiting, hiccups
3. Cold stomach
4. Shortness of breath, asthma
5. Pain in the upper body or Stomach
6 Hemorrhoids
7. Malaise
8. Colds

Dose:

1–2 grams twice daily with boiled water.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. If the Qi is weak add Inula and Witrhania.

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