Chi med a gar brgyad pa  ཆི་མེད་ མེད་ ཨ་གར་བརྒྱད་པ་
Or, Tang kun brgyad pa  ཏང་ཀུན་ བརྒྱད་པ་
Undying Aloeswood 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Tang kun (Selinum) Gur gum (Safflower) Spos dkar (Frankincense) Ru rta (Costus) A ru ra (Chebula) Ko byi la (Nux Vomica) * A gar (Aloeswood) ** Tsher sngon (Blue Poppy)

Latin Selinum wallichianum Carthamus tinctorius Boswellia serrata Saussurea lappa Terminalia chebula Strychnos nux vomica Aquilaria agallocha Meconopsis horridula Amount 150 grams 100 grams 50 grams 100 grams 200 grams 50 grams 150 grams 130 grams

* Nux Vomica must be processed according to Traditional methods.
** The source text said to make up equal parts of Aquilaria agallocha and Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (another type of A gar) and to use 150 grams of this mixture. Aloeswood may be used for the 150 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills.

Function:

Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Heart Fire, Eases Pain

Use:

Chest distress or tightness, dry mouth and throat,
1. Difficulty Breathing
2. Discomfort in the Heart area
3. Stabbing Chest pain
4. Heart disease
5. Heat of the Heart
6. Hypertension
7. Palpitation
8. Tachycardia
9. Upper back pain from Blood and Wind (Blood and Qi Stagnation)
10. Feeling of fullness in the upper body
11. Anger without cause

Dose:

1–2 grams

Cautions:

1. Caution due to the Nux Vomica. Avoid overdose.
2. Not used in Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, or Children.

Modifications:

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