Cong zhi dgu pa  ཅོང་ཞི་དགུ་ དགུ་པ་
Calcite 9

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Cong zhi (Calcite)
A ru ra (Chebula)
Gur gum (Safflower)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Se bru (Pomegranate)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)
Rgya tshva (Sal ammoniac)
Sga skya (Galangal)

Latin


Calcitum
Terminalia chebula
Carthamus tinctorius
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Elettaria cardamomum
Punica granatum
Piper longum
Ammonium chloride
Kaempferia galanga

Amount


500 grams
300 grams
30 grams
300 grams
400 grams
500 grams
300 grams
300 grams
300 grams

Preparation:


Powder and form Pills with honey

Function:


Clears Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Digestion

Use:


1. Vomiting sour liquid
2. Heartburn
3. Indigestion (with flatulence, belching, adbominal distention and spasm, diarrhea)
4. Bloating
5. Intestinal pain and spasm
6. Diarrhea
7. Chronic Gastritis
8. Abdominal tumors (from Wind and Phlegm)

Dose:


2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:


1. Not used in Hot disorders
2. “Slightly harmful in hot weather”

Modifications:


A “Secret” (recommended) addition to this formula is:
  Skyu ru (Emblic) 200 grams
  Ru rta (Costus) 200 grams
  Pho ba ris (Black Pepper)  300 grams

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