Srog ‘dzin nor bu སྲོག་འཛིན་ནོར་བུ་ Life Holding Jewel |
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb NameAr ga ru (Aloeswood)Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Gu gul (Bdellium) Spos dkar (Frankincense) ‘Brong khrag (Yak heart) * Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree) Dzin pa (Black Aconite) A ru ra (Chebula) Gi wan (Bezoar) Sro lo (Rhodiola) Hong len (Picrorrhiza) Go byi la (Nux vomica) Gzer ‘joms Li ga dur (Cranesbill) Ru rta (Costus) |
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* Originally Sha chen (Human flesh) was ordered, but it is typically replaced with Yak Heart today.
Preparation:
Powder and form pills.
Function:
Clears Heat, Settles Wind, Regulates Qi, Calms the Mind and Nerves
Use:
Commonly used for Wind affecting the Mind and Nerves
1. Heat associated with Contagious and Epidemic Diseases
2. Empty Heat
3. Combination of Bad kan (Phlegm) and Mkhris (Bile)
4. Stabbing pains
5. Hypertension
6. Tachycardia
7. Inflammatory diseases of the Heart: Myocarditis, Endocarditis
8. Wind affecting the Life Channel with chaotic and irrational thoughts:
9. “Unrecognized diseases of the White Channels [Nerves]”
Dose:
1⁄2–1 1⁄2 grams twice daily
Cautions:
1. Avoid overdose2. Not used during Pregnancy
Modifications:
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