‘Brong rtse ar brgyad  སེམས་སྐྱི་བདེ་སྐྱིད།
Yak Blood 8

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

‘Brong khrag (Yak Blood)
Ar nag (Aloeswood)

Dza ti (Nutmeg)
Li shi (Clove)
Snying zho sha (Lapsi tree)
Ru rta (Costus)
Gser ‘joms
Ri bong snying (Hares Heart) *

Latin


Pocephagus grunniens
Aquillaria agallocha
Myristica fragrans
Eugenia caryophyllus
Choerospondias axillaris
Saussurea lappa
Pyrethrum tatsiense
Cor Lepus

Amount


80 grams
200 grams
80 grams
80 grams
160 grams
160 grams
300 grams
60 grams

* Amdo Compendium states that other animal Hearts can be used.

Preparation:


Powder and form pills with molasses

Function:


Settles Wind, regulates Qi, Benefits the Heart, calms the Mind and Spirit

Use:


1. Severe pain due to Wind
2. Disorders of “Life Sustaining Wind”
3. Heart Wind
4. Mental Instability
5. Fainting
6. Insanity
7. Hysteria


Dose:


1500mg–2 grams with wine, broth or hot water

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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