Ru rta bcu gsum  རུ་རྟ་བཅུ་གསུམ་
Or, Gyu ril bcu gsum  གྱུ་ རིལ་ བཅུ་གསུམ་
Costus 13

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Ru rta (Costus)
Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)
Byi tang ga (Embelia)
Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Ba sha ka
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Pi pi ling (Long Pepper)

Pri yang ku
Sga skya (Galangal)
‘U su (Coriander)
Utpal (Blue Poppy)
Re skon rtsi dmar
Go thal (Vulture feces ash)

Latin


Saussurea lappa
Emblica o
fficinalis
Embelia ribes
Punica granatum
Adhatoda vasica
Elettaria cardamomum
Piper longum

Dracocephalum tangutium
Kaempferia galanga
Coriandrum sativum
Meconopsis integrifolia
Corydalis nepalensis
Vulturis faeci usta
Amount *
200 grams
300 grams
140 grams
200 grams
200 grams
80 grams
100 grams
240 grams
160 grams
200 grams
160 grams
160 grams
100 grams

70 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
34 grams
14 grams
20 grams
14 grams
14 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams

* Two sources have given different proportions. The right. column is Men Tsee Kang.

Preparation:


Powder It can also be made into Pills of 500mg.

Function:


Opens Obstruction, moves Qi, relieves Pain

Use:


“Especially good for treating Smug po and reducing pain”
this medicine treats dark skin especially well”
1. Vomiting and abdominal pain from indigestion
2. Acid regurgitation

3. Stomach and Liver distention and Pain
4. Belching
5. Bloating
6. Chronic Gastritis
7. Bad kan smug po (Brown Phlegm)
8. Food poisoning
9. Overeating
10. Masses in the lower abdomen of women due to Cold and Wind (including Fibroids)


Dose:


1500mg (up to 3 grams), once or twice daily in hot water with a little sugar.

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:


1. Taken with Garuda 5, it is used for Intestinal Pain, severe Indigestion, abdominal pain, abdominal pain from Cold and Wind, 
2. Taken with Vajra’s Nectar (Gsang bdag dar ya kan) for Tumors and Cancers of the Stomach and Intestines, or the Uterus.

This is a useful medicine for combined Hot and Cold disorders. It warms without increasing Heat, regulates Digestion, and restores proper digestion after serious illness. It is also useful after overindulgence and eating too much.

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