Ga bur bcu bzhi   ག་བུར་བཅུ་བཞི་
Camphor 14

Tradition:

Tibetan Medicine

Source / Author:

Herb Name Ga bur (Camphor) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Li shi (Clove) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Sug smel (Green Cardamon) Ka ko la (Black Cardamon) Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Bse ru (Rhinoceros horn) * ut pal (Himalayan Poppy) A ga ru (Aloeswood) Tig ta (Swertia) Gla rtsi (Musk) ** Li ga dur

Latin Camphora Myristica fragrans Eugenia caryophyllus Bambusae silicae Carthamus tinctorius Elettaria cardamomum Amomum subulatum Santalum album Rhinoceros cornu Meconopsis integrifolia Aquillaria agallocha Swertia chirata Moschus Geranium spp. Amount 100 grams 25 grams ea. 10 grams 15 grams

* Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used in place of Rhicoeros horn nowadays
** Synthetic Musk or Musk substitutes are used today

Preparation:

Powder and form pills of 250mg each

Function:

Clears Heat and Toxin, regulates Qi, stops Fever

Use:

1. All types of Fever including Malaria, Meningitis etc.
2. Delirium, Fainting, Malaise etc.

Dose:

2 pills (500mg) twice daily at noon and night

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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