Blon po gsum sbyor  བློན་པོ་གསུམ་སྦྱོར་
Minister 3

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Cu gang (Tabasheer)
Gur gum (Safflower)
Gi wang (Bezoar)

Latin


Bambusa Silicae
Carthamus tinctorius
Calculus Bovis
Amount *
225 grams
75 grams
500mg
400 grams
500 grams
300 grams

* Two sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang, the left column from Amdo Compendium. The left column will intend genuine Bezoar, the right column, artifical Bezoar.

Preparation:


Powder and make Pills.
Sometimes Yellow Myrobalan (A ru gser mdog) 100 grams is added.

Function:


Clears Wind-Heat

Use:


“This medicine completely cures Fever in children” (Amdo Comendium)
1. Fever in children with Thirst
2. Lung Fever in Children with Cough
3. Liver Fever (in Children)
4. Hot diarrhea


Dose:


200–500mg

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:


1. With more severe Fever or Lung Heat in Children, take with Garuda 5.

Similar Formulas:


King and Minister 3
This combination is found in various other formulas such as Children’s Clear the Lungs 8 Pill.

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