Gur Gum bcu gsum གུར་གུམ་བཅུ་གསུམ།
Safflower 13
Tibetan
Men Tsee Kang
* Two different sources have given different proportions for the medicines in this formula. The right hand column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Some sources list White Sandalwood
*** Some sources list Deer horn, which is considered to have effects similar to Rhino horn in Tibetan Medicine. Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used today.
**** Fever nut should be lightly fried
***** Some sources list Delphinium brunonianum which is a commonly accepted substitute for Musk in Tibetan Medicine.
Pills
Clears Liver Heat and Damp, clears Heat and Toxin, strengthens Liver
Liver discomfort after eating, vomiting acid liquid, fatigue, weakness, deterioration of the Blood
1. Liver Heat and Poison
2. Poor Liver function from poor diet, alcohol, or poisoning
3. Hepatitis
4. Liver toxicity
5. Cirrhosis
6. Kidney (Lower back) Injury
7. Kidney disease
8. Purulent inflammation of the Kidneys
9. Difficulty Urinating
10. Urinary obstruction
11. Infections of the Head (Eyes, Ears, Nose etc)
12. One-sided Headaches; Migraine
13. Sinusitis
2–3 grams twice daily with warm water
None noted
1. Bovine bile replaces Bezoar and Water Buffalo horn replaces Rhinoceros horn in modern formulas. Cinnabar should be omitted and Musk substitute or synthetic Musk can be used.
2. When the Four Red Medicines (Madder, Lacca, Onosma hookeri, Symplocos) are added, it forms Gnyen po bcu brgyad. It is used for similar conditions, but with involvement of Blood stasis as well as for female diseases with Blood stasis.
3. A version available in China omits Caesalpinia, Aconitum, Emblic and Belleric Myrobalan, but adds Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong, Gardenia Zhi Zi, Melia Chuan Lian Zi and Lotus seed (Lian Zi). These are probably used as Chinese substitutes.
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Safflower 13
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb NameGur gum (Safflower)Tsan dmar (Red Sandal) ** Li shi (Clove) Gi wan (Bezoar) Bse ru (Rhino horn) *** Mtshal (Cinnabar) Jam bras (Fever nut) **** Bong dkar (White Aconite) Ru rta (Costus) A ru ra (Chebula) Ba ru (Belleric) Skyu ru (Emblic) Gla rtsi (Musk) ***** |
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* Two different sources have given different proportions for the medicines in this formula. The right hand column is from Men Tsee Kang.
** Some sources list White Sandalwood
*** Some sources list Deer horn, which is considered to have effects similar to Rhino horn in Tibetan Medicine. Water Buffalo horn concentrate is used today.
**** Fever nut should be lightly fried
***** Some sources list Delphinium brunonianum which is a commonly accepted substitute for Musk in Tibetan Medicine.
Preparation:
Pills
Function:
Clears Liver Heat and Damp, clears Heat and Toxin, strengthens Liver
Use:
Liver discomfort after eating, vomiting acid liquid, fatigue, weakness, deterioration of the Blood
1. Liver Heat and Poison
2. Poor Liver function from poor diet, alcohol, or poisoning
3. Hepatitis
4. Liver toxicity
5. Cirrhosis
6. Kidney (Lower back) Injury
7. Kidney disease
8. Purulent inflammation of the Kidneys
9. Difficulty Urinating
10. Urinary obstruction
11. Infections of the Head (Eyes, Ears, Nose etc)
12. One-sided Headaches; Migraine
13. Sinusitis
Dose:
2–3 grams twice daily with warm water
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Bovine bile replaces Bezoar and Water Buffalo horn replaces Rhinoceros horn in modern formulas. Cinnabar should be omitted and Musk substitute or synthetic Musk can be used.
2. When the Four Red Medicines (Madder, Lacca, Onosma hookeri, Symplocos) are added, it forms Gnyen po bcu brgyad. It is used for similar conditions, but with involvement of Blood stasis as well as for female diseases with Blood stasis.
3. A version available in China omits Caesalpinia, Aconitum, Emblic and Belleric Myrobalan, but adds Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong, Gardenia Zhi Zi, Melia Chuan Lian Zi and Lotus seed (Lian Zi). These are probably used as Chinese substitutes.
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