Zhi gser  ཞི་གསེར་
Golden Pacific

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Ma nu (Inula) Sga skya (Galangal) Gar nag (Black Pig stool) Brag zhun (Shilajit) A ru ra (Chebula) Lcum rtsa (Rhubarb) Cong zhi (Calcite) ** Bul tog (Sodium carbonate) Gser Me (Herpetospermum) Se bru (Pomegranate) Ru rta (Costus)

Latin Inula helenium Kaempferia galanga Porcus feces Shilajit Terminalia chebula Rheum officinalis Calcitum Sodium carbonate Herpetospermum Punica granatum Saussurea lappa Amount * 37.5 grams 50 grams 100 grams 25 grams 125 grams 100 grams 75 grams 22.5 grams 25 grams 75 grams *** 10 grams 20 grams 103 grams 37 grams 30 grams 40 grams 50 grams 60 grams 14 grams 33 grams 50 grams

* Different sources have given different proportions. The  right column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Calcite is calcined for use.
*** The first version (left column) does not contain Costus.

Preparation:

Powder and form pills.
Another version says to combine equal parts of powders of Pacific 6 (Zhi byed drug pa) and Golden 5 (Gser mdog lnga pa).

Function:

Clears Heat and Bile, benefits Digestion, opens Obstructions, guides Qi down

Use:

1. Abdominal distention
2. Vomiting
3. Constipation
4. Poor appetite
5. Dizziness
6. Headache from Bile and Phlegm
7. Yellowing of sclera
8. Increases flow of Bile and digestive Enzymes
9. Digestive disorders associated with sedentary lifestyle
10. “Reflux of Bile into the hollow organs”
11. Cold Bile diseases

Dose:

2–3 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Some versions add Costus, equal in weight to the Calcite.

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