Star bu bcu dgu  སྟར་བུ་བཅུ་དགུ
Sea Buckthorn 19

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Star bu (Sea Buckthorn) Ru rta (Costus) Sga skya (Galangal) Tsha la (Borax) * Gyer ma (Sichuan Pepper) Rgyam tshva (Rock Salt) Rgya tshva (Sal Ammoniac) Mtshal (Cinnabar) Bul tog (Sodium carbonate) A ru ra (Chebula) Ma nu (Inula) Rgun ‘brum (Raisins) Mda rgyus (Abrus) ‘Phang ‘bras (Lycium fruit) Gla ba’i mjug to (Musk tail) ** Lchum rtsa (Rhubarb) Gla rtsi (Musk) Mdze tshva (Glauber’s salt) Skyes pa’i drag

Latin Hippophae rhamnoides Saussurea lappa Kaempferia galanga Sodium tetraborate Zanthoxylum nepalense Sodium chloride Ammonium chloride Mercuric sulphide impure Sodium carbonate Terminalia chebula Inula helenium Vitis vinifera Abrus precatorius Lycium barbarum Moschus spp. Rheum webbianum Moschus Sodium sulphate uncertain Amount 150 grams 80 grams 100 grams 100 grams 60 grams 40 grams 30 grams 30 grams 200 grams 160 grams 130 grams 40 grams 150 grams 80 grams 40 grams 150 grams 2 grams 100 grams 80 grams

* Borax is dehydrated for use
** This is literally “Musk tail”, although it may be the name used for another medicine.

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation

Use:

Delayed or obstructed menstruation with distention of the lower abdomen, kidney and lower back pain
“Especially good for curing female diseases”
1. Delayed Menstruation
2. Amenorrhea
3. Lower abdominal or girdle pain related to women’s diseases
4. Blood stasis of the Uterus
5. Tumors of the Uterus
6. Joint pain

Dose:

2 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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