Byang chos so bdun བྱང་ ཆོས་སོ་ སོ་བདུན་
Or Byang pa so bdun བྱང་པ་ སོ་བདུན་
Or Rin chen byang chos so bdun
Purifying Compound 37
Or Cantharide 37
Tibetan
Men Tsee Kang
* Catharides are prepared by removing head, wings and legs, and stir-frying until yellowed, or otherwise prepared according to Traditional methods.
** Corydalis dasyptera can be substituted.
*** The source text reders equal parts of Ar nag (Aloeswood) and A gar go snyod (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon). Equal parts of these mixed to make 75 grams. Regular Aleswood can supply the whole 75 grams.
**** This is one of the types of Artemisia (Mkhan pa). Some sources have given Tansy;
****** Sindhu ra is Limonite according to some sources.
******* An alternative given is Chi bi kha (Dates)
Powder and form Pills.
Clears Wind, Clears the Channels, Moves the Blood, Resists Poison, Calms the Spirit
“This medicine especially helps with deterioration of mobility of blood in the vessels, as well as in diseases of the White Canals [Nerves]”.
1. Weakness, loss of strength,
2. Chronic diseases associated with loss of Yang
3. Damage to the Kidneys or renal canals,
4. Arthritis, Rheumatism
5. Herpes
6. Leprosy
Wind (rlung) entering into the “channels” causing:
7. stiffness and constriction of the limbs
8. numbness of the body,
9. Difficult heal wounds caused by injury from poisons or weapons
Wind (rLung) affecting the Brain and Senses:
10. Epilepsy
11. Dizziness, Vertigo
12. Insanity, Psychosis
13. Numbness, loss of function
13. Tongue-tied diseases
14. weakening of Eyes and other sense organs
1 gram (up to 2 grams)
1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in Pregnancy or the very Young
3. Not used in Heat or Inflammation of the Urinary organs
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Or Byang pa so bdun བྱང་པ་ སོ་བདུན་
Or Rin chen byang chos so bdun
Purifying Compound 37
Or Cantharide 37
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb NameByang ba (Cantharide) *Gur Gum (Safflower) Lug ngal (Corydalis) ** Sug Smel (Cardamon) Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) A gar (Aloeswood) *** A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) Li shi (Clove) Btsod (Madder) Re skon rtsi dmar (Corydalis) Li ga dur (Cranesbill root) Mkhan chung ser mgo **** Sngo rtag ngu (Violet) Se bru (Pomegranate fruit) Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) Rgya tshva (Sal ammoniac) Gser bye ***** Spos dkar (Frankincense) Sindhu ra (Vermillion) ****** Rdo ha shig (Talcum) Rdo khab len (Magnetite) Cong zhi tskha btul (Calcite) Byu ru (Red Coral) Nya phiis (Mother of Pearl) Mu men (Lapis Lazuli) Rgyam mtshal lchog la (Cinnabar) Brag zhun (Shilajit) Shing mngar (Licorice) Sha ru (Burnt Deer horn) Shu dag (Calamus) Shing tog kha sur (Jujube) ******* Kha che sha skam (Saffron) Dom mhris (Bear Bile) Gi wang (Bezoar) Gla rtsi (Musk) |
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* Catharides are prepared by removing head, wings and legs, and stir-frying until yellowed, or otherwise prepared according to Traditional methods.
** Corydalis dasyptera can be substituted.
*** The source text reders equal parts of Ar nag (Aloeswood) and A gar go snyod (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon). Equal parts of these mixed to make 75 grams. Regular Aleswood can supply the whole 75 grams.
**** This is one of the types of Artemisia (Mkhan pa). Some sources have given Tansy;
****** Sindhu ra is Limonite according to some sources.
******* An alternative given is Chi bi kha (Dates)
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Clears Wind, Clears the Channels, Moves the Blood, Resists Poison, Calms the Spirit
Use:
“This medicine especially helps with deterioration of mobility of blood in the vessels, as well as in diseases of the White Canals [Nerves]”.
1. Weakness, loss of strength,
2. Chronic diseases associated with loss of Yang
3. Damage to the Kidneys or renal canals,
4. Arthritis, Rheumatism
5. Herpes
6. Leprosy
Wind (rlung) entering into the “channels” causing:
7. stiffness and constriction of the limbs
8. numbness of the body,
9. Difficult heal wounds caused by injury from poisons or weapons
Wind (rLung) affecting the Brain and Senses:
10. Epilepsy
11. Dizziness, Vertigo
12. Insanity, Psychosis
13. Numbness, loss of function
13. Tongue-tied diseases
14. weakening of Eyes and other sense organs
Dose:
1 gram (up to 2 grams)
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose
2. Not used in Pregnancy or the very Young
3. Not used in Heat or Inflammation of the Urinary organs
Modifications:
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