Seng ldeng nyer lnga སེང་ལྡེང་ཉེར་ལྔ་
Catechu 25
Tibetan
Powder and form Pills of 500mg each
Settles Wind, Clears Heat, stops Spasms, Strengthen the Brain and Nerves
“Especially this medicine reduces swelling and pain in the joints due to for Drag [Gout] and Grum [Arthritic] diseases” (Men Tsee Kang)
“Eliminates for harm caused to the body by Grum bu [Arthritic disease], Chu ser [Lymph] and manifested by the appearance of dark spots on the skin” (Amdo Compendium)
1. Paralysis
2. Neuritis
3. Rigidity of the limbs, stiffness of hands and feet
4. Gout
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Swelling, Redness, Stinging pain and burning in the joints of the limbs
7. Pain and inflammation of the tendons or joints
8. Convulsions
9. Edeme, Excess Serous Fluid
10. Elephantiasis
Beginning dose should be 500mg, three times daily. Up to 2–3 grams
1. Contains prepared Aconite and prepared Mercury. Avoid overdose and should not be used for more than 3 weeks without a break.
2. Not used in Heart diseases, Hypertension
3. Weak patients, children under 10 years, elderly
4. Pregnancy
If this is recreated today in the West, the Mercury is omitted. It is probable that Cinnabar could be used in its place if prepared Mercury is unavailable, but to Tibetan practitioners, prepared Mercury has effects greater than those of Cinnabar.
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Catechu 25
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb NameSeng ldeng (Catechu)Skyu ru (Emblic) Lca ba (Angelica) Ra mnye (Solomans Seal) Gze ma (Tribulus) Ba spru (Mirabilis) Nye shing (Asparagus root) Spos dkar (Frankincense) Thal rdor (Cassia seed) So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Zi ra dkar po (Cumin) Zi ra nag po (Nigella) Til dkar (White Sesame seed) Sle tres (Tinospora) Ba ru (Belleric) A ru ra (Chebula) Til nag (Black Sesame seed) Skyer Shun (Barberry bark) Sman chen (Aconite) Ru rta (Costus) Gla rtsi (Musk) Shu dug (Calamus) Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) Nya phyis (Mother of Pearl) Dngul chu (Mercury prepared) |
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Preparation:
Powder and form Pills of 500mg each
Function:
Settles Wind, Clears Heat, stops Spasms, Strengthen the Brain and Nerves
Use:
“Especially this medicine reduces swelling and pain in the joints due to for Drag [Gout] and Grum [Arthritic] diseases” (Men Tsee Kang)
“Eliminates for harm caused to the body by Grum bu [Arthritic disease], Chu ser [Lymph] and manifested by the appearance of dark spots on the skin” (Amdo Compendium)
1. Paralysis
2. Neuritis
3. Rigidity of the limbs, stiffness of hands and feet
4. Gout
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Swelling, Redness, Stinging pain and burning in the joints of the limbs
7. Pain and inflammation of the tendons or joints
8. Convulsions
9. Edeme, Excess Serous Fluid
10. Elephantiasis
Dose:
Beginning dose should be 500mg, three times daily. Up to 2–3 grams
Cautions:
1. Contains prepared Aconite and prepared Mercury. Avoid overdose and should not be used for more than 3 weeks without a break.
2. Not used in Heart diseases, Hypertension
3. Weak patients, children under 10 years, elderly
4. Pregnancy
Modifications:
If this is recreated today in the West, the Mercury is omitted. It is probable that Cinnabar could be used in its place if prepared Mercury is unavailable, but to Tibetan practitioners, prepared Mercury has effects greater than those of Cinnabar.
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