Gsang bdag dar ya kan  གསང་བདག་ དར་ཡ་ཀན་
Vajra’s Nectar

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

A ru ra (Chebula)
Ru rta (Costus)
Shu dag nag po (Calamus)
Sman chen (Black Aconite)
Gla rtsi (Musk)
Btso thal (Processed Mercury)
Klu bdud rdo rdze (Codonopsis)
P
hur nag (Artemisia)

Brag spo (Lepisorus)

Latin


Terminalia chebula
Saussurea lappa
Acorus calamus
Aconitum ferox
Moschus
refinied Mercuric sulphide
Codonopsis ovata
Artemisia santolinifolia
Lepisorus waltoni

Amount


24 grams
12 grams
12 grams
12 grams
3 grams
1 gram
6 grams
10 grams
10 grams

Preparation:


Powder and form Pills.

Function:


Regulates Qi, Opens Obstructions, Resists Poison

Use:


1. Used for Blood Masses, Fibroids and Tumors (“Bad blood concentrated by Wind”)
2. Often used in Cancer treatment today
3. Traditionally used for diseases caused by Evil Spirits

Dose:


2 grams

Cautions:


Avoid overdose or long-term use.

Modifications:


1. It can be made without Mercury. Cinnabar could also be substituted.
2. Combined with Costus 13 (Ru rta bcu gsum) for Cancer of the Stomach or Intestines, or for Uterus Cancer.

The first 5 ingredients are Garuda 5.
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