Gur khyung phyag rdor  གུར་ཁྱུང་ཕྱག་རྡོར་
Safflower Garuda

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Gur gum (Safflower) Li shi (Clove) Gi wan (Bezoar) Bse ru (Rhino horn) * Mtshal (Cinnabar) Tsan dmar (Red Sandalwood) Gla rtsi (Musk) Jam bras (Fever nut) Bong nga dkar po (White Aconite) Ru rta (Costus) A ru ra (Chebula) Ba ru (Belleric) Skyu ru (Emblic) Dngul chu dkar btul (Mercury) Stag sha (Oxytropis) Shu dug (Calamus) Gu gul (Bdellium) Spos dkar (Frankincense) So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Seng ldeng (Catechu) dzin pa (Aconitum spp.)

Latin Carthamus tinctorius Eugenia caryophyllus Bezoar Cornu Rhinoceri Mercuric sulphide Pterocarpus santalinus Moschus Caesalpinia bonducella Aconitum heterophyllum Saussurea lappa Terminalia chebula Terminalia bellirica Phyllanthus emblica Prepared Mercury Oxytropis reniformis Acorus calamus Commiphora mukul Boswellia sacra Psoralea corylifolia Acacia catechu Aconitum ferox Amount 15 grams 5 grams 200mg 200mg 4 grams 15 grams 200mg 10 grams 13 grams 12 grams 25 grams 15 grams 20 grams 5 grams 10 grams 12 grams 10 grams 10 grams 10 grams 10 grams 4 grams

* Deer horn burnt can be used insteda of Rhino horn in a dose of 5 grams.

Preparation:

Form Pills each weighing 250mg.

Function:

Clears Damp, Resists Poison

Use:

1. Gout
2. Arthritis deformans
3. Rheumatism
4. Kidney diseases (acute and chronic)
5. Chronic Nephritis
6. Diseases of Serous Fluid / Lymph
7. Sinusitis, Rhinitis (considered especially useful)
8. Inflammations
9. Epilepsy
10. Paralysis
11. Nervous disorders
12. Blood disorders
13. Venereal diseases
14. Skin diseases including Leprosy
15. Poisoning

Dose:

2 pills (500mg)

Cautions:

1. Contains Aconite and Mercury
2. Avoid overdose.
3. Keep out of reach of children.
4. Do not take for more than 3 weeks without a break in treatment.
5. Meat, Salt and alcohol should be avoided while using.

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Note this is Safflower 13 with other medicines added to clear Lymph.

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