Cardamon 10 (Sug smel bcu pa) (Tibetan Medicine)

Sug smel bcu pa སུག་སྨེལ་བཅུ་པ།
Cardamon 10

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Latin Amount * Cont.
Sug smel (Cardamon) Elettaria cardamomum 15 grams 50 grams
Sga skya (Ginger) Zingiber officinale 7 1⁄2 grams 100 grams
Rgyam tshwa (Rock Salt) Sodium chloride 5 grams 40 grams
Pi Pi ling (Long Pepper) Piper longum 5 grams 50 grams
Gla rtsi (Musk) Moschus 5 grams 400mg
Sdig srin (Crab shell) Cancer 5 grams 80 grams
Lcam pa (Mallow seed) Malva verticillata 5 grams 150 grams
A bras (Mango kernel) Mangifera indica 5 grams 100 grams
Sra Bras (Java Plum) Eugenia jambolana 5 grams 80 grams
Jam bras (Fever nut) Caesalpinia bonducella 5 grams 70 grams

* Two different sources have given different amounts for each medicine. The right column is from Men Tsee Kang.

Preparation:

Powder the herbs, then add the Salt and Musk and mix well.

Function:

Warms the Kidneys, Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, Opens Obstructions

Use:

“Eliminates urinary retention, urolithiasis, Kidney cold, treats kidney disorders, inflammation based on Cold.”
1. Urinary obstruction
2. Frequent urination
3. Urinary retention with stabbing pain in the bladder
4. Urinary Calculi
5. Bladder Tumors
6. Prostatitis
7. Kidney, Lumbar and abdominal pain from Cold Kidneys

Dose:

500mg–1 1⁄2 grams with warm water

Cautions:

Not suitable for Heat conditions.

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