Rin chen byur dmar nyer lnga རིན་ཆེན་བྱུར་དམར་ཉེར་ལྔ།Rin Chen Jumar 25
Er Shi Wu Wei Shan Hu Wan (TCM)
Red Coral 25
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Based on the formula of Dil Dmar Ba (born 1672). This pill was first formulated by the ancient physician Shasandhara Lakhsmi who himself used the medicine to save his own life.
Herb NameA ru ra (Chebula)Ru rta (Costus) Shu dug (Calamus) Sman chen (Black Aconite) Gla rtsi (Musk) * Nya phyis (Mother of Pearl) Byur dmar (Red Coral) Mu tig (Pearl) Mu men (Lapis Lazuli) Li shi (Clove) Dza ti (Nutmeg) Khab len (Magnetite) Ar ga ru (Aloeswood) Lug mig (Aster) Sin dhu ra (Limonite) Bil ba (Bengal Quince) Til ‘bras (Sesame seed) Rgya tig (Swertia) Gangs thigs (Calamine) Mtshal (Cinnabar) ‘Brug-rus (Fossil Bones) Rdo klad (Cornelian) ** Gur gum (Safflower) Shing mngar (Licorice) A byag gzer ‘joms |
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* Saffron can be used in place of Musk
** Probably Cornelian / Red Agate; Rdo klud is literally “Horse Brain” which probably derives from the Chinese name for Agate Ma Nao. Others have said Calcite or Halloysite.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills
Function:
Clears Heat, Stops Wind, Moves Blood, Eases Pain
Use:
“This medicine cures all diseases of the White Channels [Nerves]”
Diseases of the internal channels of the Head and diseases of the Blood vessels of the brain.
1. Headache, severe, stabbing, tension, and due to hypertension
2. Migraine
3. Dizziness
4. Vertigo
5. Epilepsy
6. Paralysis
7. Facial Paralysis
8. Hemiplegia
9. Deviation of the Eyes or Mouth
10. Stiffness of the Neck or Limbs
11. Impairment of the Sense Organs
12. Loss of Memory
13. Meningitis
14. Hypertension (97% effiucacy)
14. Vascular Inflammation
Dose:
1 pill once daily.
Should follow the genral advice for taking Jewel Pills.
Cautions:
Avoid long-term use.
Toxicity:
–NMR-based metabolomics approach to evaluate the toxicological risks of Tibetan medicine ‘Ershiwuwei Shanhu’ pill in rats.
Modifications:
If this is recreated in the West, Cinnabar should be omitted.
See also our page on Tibetan Jewel Pills
LEARNING & MEMORY IMPAIRMENT:
–[Mechanism of Tibetan medicine Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills on scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairment in mice based on Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway].
MIGRAINE / STUBBORN HEADACHE / TENSION HEADACHE:
–several clinical trials have shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE:
–[Ershiwuwei Shanhu Pills regulate Akt/mTOR/GSK-3β signaling pathway to alleviate Alzheimer’s disease mice].
CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS:
–several clinical trials have shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
HYPERTENSION:
–several clinical trials have shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
VERTIGO:
–one clinical trial has shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
EPILEPSY:
–several clinical trials have shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
CEREBRAL INFARCTION:
–several clinical trials have shown benefit (see here, Table 9)
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