Rtsa dkar bsam phel brgyad pa རྩ་དཀར་བསམ་ཕེལ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Pills of Mother of Pearl
Or, Wish-fulfilling 8
Tibetan
* Different sources have given different amounts for each medicine.
** Mother of Pearl is to be calcined.
These are formed into pills. Mother of Pearl shell is calcined according to the proper method. All the powdered ingredients are then triturated with a little water to form a paste. From this, pills weighing 250mg each are made.
Settles Wind, benefits the Brain and Nerves
1. Specific for Paralysis
2. “Like Nectar for diseases of the White Channels [Nerves]”
2 pills (500mg) morning and night with hot water. According to some sources 2 or 3 grams may be taken as a dose.
None noted
1. With Garuda 5 it is used for loss of memory, muteness, as well as stiffness, numbness and loss of sensitivity of the limbs, tremor of the fingers, etc.
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Pills of Mother of Pearl
Or, Wish-fulfilling 8
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb NameNya phyis (Mother of Pearl) **Shing Mngar (Licorice) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Sug smel (Cardamon) Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon) Li Shi (Clove) |
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* Different sources have given different amounts for each medicine.
** Mother of Pearl is to be calcined.
Preparation:
These are formed into pills. Mother of Pearl shell is calcined according to the proper method. All the powdered ingredients are then triturated with a little water to form a paste. From this, pills weighing 250mg each are made.
Function:
Settles Wind, benefits the Brain and Nerves
Use:
1. Specific for Paralysis
2. “Like Nectar for diseases of the White Channels [Nerves]”
Dose:
2 pills (500mg) morning and night with hot water. According to some sources 2 or 3 grams may be taken as a dose.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. With Garuda 5 it is used for loss of memory, muteness, as well as stiffness, numbness and loss of sensitivity of the limbs, tremor of the fingers, etc.
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