Zhi byed bcu gcig  ཞི་བྱེད་བཅུ་གཅིག།
Paci
fic 11

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Ma nu (Inula)
Sga skya (Galangal)
A ru ra (Chebula)
Lcum rtsa (Rhubarb)
Cong Zhi (Calcite)
**
Bul tog (impure Sodium carbonate)
Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)
Sbrul sha las snon byas pa
Rgya tshwa (Sal ammoniac)
Sdig srin (Crab shell)
Ol mo se (Podophyllum)

Latin


Inula helenium
Kaempferia galanga
Terminalia chebula
Rheum o
fficinalis
Calcitum

impure Sodium carbonate
Hippophae rhamnoides
type of Snake
Ammonium chloride
Cancer

Podophyllum hexandrum
Amount *
5 grams

10 grams ea.
20 grams
25 grams
30 grams
7 grams


3 grams ea.
7 grams
60 grams
80 grams
150 grams
180 grams
200 grams
250 grams
75 grams
50 grams
35 grams
50 grams
100 grams

* Different sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Russian sources.
** Calcite should be prepared with Heat (Cong zhi tsha btul)

Preparation:


Powder and form pills

Function:


Moves the Blood, opens Obstructions, Eases Pain

Use:


especially this medicine is effective to reduce pain during Childbirth, stimulates Birth of a child and expulsion of the Placenta”.
1. Gynecological diseases
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. Menstruation with Clotting
4. Pain during Labor, Di
fficult Childbirth
5. Postpartum pain and Bleeding
6. Gastric Ulcers
7. Bloating and Abdominal distention; Phantom tumor
8. Has been used for Infertility


Dose:


500mg twice daily

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:


1. When this is combined with Costus 6 it is called Zhi Ru. It is used for Abdominal pain, bloating, rumbling, belching, acid regurgitation; it is especially good to aid digestion in the stomach and stops pain associated with digestion.
2. Versions are prepared without Snake and Crab shell.


1. The Tibetan Uterotonic Zhi Byed 11: Mechanisms of Action, Efficacy, and Historical Use for Postpartum Hemorrhage
2. Randomized Double Masked Trial of Zhi Byed 11, a Tibetan Traditional Medicine, Versus Misoprostol to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Lhasa, Tibet
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