Chog la gsum sbyor  ཆོག་ ལ་གསུམ་ སྦྱོར་
Or, Bya khud bdud rtsi gsum sbyor  བྱ་ཁུད་བདུད་རྩི་གསུམ་སྦྱོར་
Cinnabar 3

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Rgyam mtshal lchog la (Cinnabar)
Cong zhi tsha btul (Calcite)
Rtsa a wa (Lloydia)
Stub seng (Eucommia) **

Latin


Mercuric sulphie
Calcium carbonate
Lloydia serotina
Eucommia ulmoides
Amount *
20 grams
20 grams
100 grams
80 grams
20 grams
200 grams
100 grams
80 grams

* Two sources have given different proportions, the right column is from Men Tsee Kang, the main difference being a 10-fold increase in Calcite (probably to reduce amount of Cinnabar).
** Some version do not contain Eucommia. It was probably a later addition as is seen in the name of the formula which denotes 3 medicines.

Preparation:


Powder and form small Pills.

Function:


Clears Heat, Benefits the Bones

Use:


1. Fractures
2. Bone displacement
3. Bone disease
4. Stabbing pain
5. Swelling associated with Fractures and Wounds

Dose:


1 gram twice daily for 10 days to heal fractures.

Cautions:


1. Contains Cinnabar. Not used long-term
2. Avoid in Pregnancy or small Children.

Modifications:


1. When combined with Garuda 5, it is called Bya khud khyung bsnan.. This is used for Bruising and Fractures and is especially useful for bone cracks and fractures to stop inflammation and promote alignment and healing of the bones.

Back To PILLS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures