Dwa lis bco brgyad  ད་ལིས་ བཅོ་བརྒྱད་
Rhododendron 18

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Dwa li (Rhododendron flower)
A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan)
Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan)
Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan)
Cu gang (Tabasheer)
Gur Gum (Safflower)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)
Li shi (Clove)
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Ka ko la (Greater Cardamon)
Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal)
Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal)
Zhu Mkhan (Symplocos leaf)
Btsod (Madder)
Rgya Skyegs (Lacca)
Kyi lche dkar po
Shing mngar (Licorice)
A gar (Aloeswood) *

Latin


Rhododendron anthopogon
Terminalia chebula
Terminalia bellerica
Emblica o
fficinalis
Bambusa arundinacea
Carthamus tinctorius
Myristica fragrans
Eugenia caryophyllus
Elettaria cardamomum
Amomum subulatum
Santalum album
Pterocarpus santalinus

Symplocos paniculata
Rubia cordifolia
Laccifer lacca
Gentiana tibetica
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Aquilaria agollocha

Amount


150 grams
140 grams
100 grams
120 grams
75 grams
100 grams
30 grams
40 grams
30 grams
30 grams
60 grams
100 grams
80 grams
70 grams
80 grams
70 grams
80 grams
100 grams

* The source text orders a mix of equal parts of Ar nag (Aquilaria) and A gar go snyod (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon), another type of A gar. Together, these should equal 100 grams in the formula. Regular Aloeswood can be used.

Preparation:


Powder and form Pills

Function:


Settles Wind, Warms Yang, Regulates Qi

Use:


1. Wind Diseases of the Nerves (White Channel diseases)
2. Paralysis, Facial Paralysis
3. Neuralgias
4. Sciatica
5. Severe pain in the Shoulders or Limbs
6. Tightening of the tendons
7. Difficulty flexing and extending the fingers and limbs; Inability to straighten the legs
8. Gradual loss of sensation
9. Curvature or deviation of the Eyes and Mouth
10. Wind Stroke
11. Muscular Atrophy
12. Parkinson’s disease
13. Loss of Memory
14. Nodes or Ganglions near the White Channels (Nerves)

Dose:


2–3 grams, twice daily with warm water

Cautions:


Not used in Heat conditions

Modifications:




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