Rin chen tso bkru zla shel རིན་ཆེན་ བཙོ་ བཀྲུ་ ཟླ་ཤེལ་Richen Tso Tru Dashel
Great Precious Purified Moon Crystal Pill
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Surkar Nyam-Nyi Dorjee, Tibetan Scholar, 15th century
Herb NameBtso thal (Prepared Mercury) *Cong zhi mdzo ‘o (Calcite) ** Gi wan (Bezoar) Dza Ti (Nutmeg) Sug smel (Cardamon) Ka ko la (Amomum) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Li Shi (Clove) Ut Pal (Blue Lotus) Tsan dkar (White Sandalwood) Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood) Gla Rtsi (Musk) Gser gyi me tog Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena) Tig Ta (Swertia) Bong dkar (White Aconite) A ru ra (Chebula) Ba sha ka (Adhatoda) Ru rta (Costus) Skyu ru (Emblic) Se ‘bru (Pomegranate) Pi pi ling (Long Pepper) Brag Zun (Shilajit) Dom mkris (Bear Bile) Lcags phye zla ‘od (Iron filings) *** Pri yang ku (Dracocephalum Gangs thigs (Calamine) Khur mang (Dandelion root) Chu rtsa (Rhubarb) Sog thal (Bone ash) **** Rnam snang ***** Ko byi la (Nux Vomica) ****** Hong len (Picrorrhiza) Ma nu (Inula) Lug ru dmar po |
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* Mercury is used only after special preparation.
** Milk prepared Calcite
*** Zla ‘od means “Moonlight”. The Iron filings are probably to be exposed to the Moonlight.
**** Sog thal means Human Scapula ashes
***** literally “Maker of Brilliant Light”
****** Nux Vomica requires processing according to traditional methods.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Strengthens Stomach, Clears Heat,
Use:
1. Poor Digestion
2. Vomiting & Diarrhea of Bile;
3. Sudden Abdominal Pain
4. Chronic diseases of the Stomach and Liver
5. Food Poisoning
6. Diseases associated with excess food intake, excess oily food, alcohol etc.
7. Severe pains and diseases caused by sudden changes in diet and climate
8. Bad Effects of Smoking
9. Fevers, Hidden, Chronic, Spreading and Disturbed Fever; chronic ailments after Fever ie. loss of appetite, loss of hair, loss of strength
10. Antidote: Various Poisons and Toxins including Herb, Environmental etc.
11. Persistent Pimples, Itching, Eruptions, Ulcers and Abscesses
12. Leprosy
13. Lumps and Tumors of the Internal Organs
14. Edema
15. numbness in the lower body, limbs
16. Chronic Diseases in general.
17. When in health, it is an Essence tonic, prolonging life and is rejuvenating
18. Used once a month when around 40, it is said to halt the aging process.
Dose:
1 Pill daily in severe or acute cases for a maximum of 1 week.
Can be taken once a month or 3-4 times a year as a tonic to tonify even down to the Marrow.
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose
2. Avoid longe-term daily use.
3. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
See also our page on Tibetan Jewel Pills
It was created by Surkar Nyam-Nyi Dorjee, a Tibetan Physician of the 15th century It traditionally has a Maroon color. It is slightly Cool in nature.
It is an Antidote, clears Heat and Poison from the Blood, and restores Blood circulation. It promotes growth of the Hair, Skin and Nails; Improves the Senses, enhances the Brain and Memory.
It clears the Liver, strengthens the Stomach, clears Heat, heals Ulcers and Tumors. It is regarded as useful for illness caused by sudden changes in diet and lifestyle.
1. The tibetan medicine Zuozhu-Daxi can prevent Helicobacter pylori induced-gastric mucosa inflammation by inhibiting lipid metabolism.
2. [Content determination of twelve major components in Tibetan medicine Zuozhu Daxi by UPLC].
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