Frankincense 10 (Spos dkar bcu pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
Spos dkar bcu pa སྤོས་དཀར་བཅུ་པ།
Shi Wei Ru Xiang San (TCM)
Frankincense 10
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
| Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
| A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Terminalia chebula | 150 grams |
| Skyu ru ra (Emblic Myrobalan) | Emblica officinalis | 120 grams |
| Spos dkar (Frankincense) | Boswellia sacra | 100 grams ea. |
| Sles tres (Tinospora) | Tinospora cordifolia | 85 grams |
| Ba ru ra (Belleric Myrobalan) | Terminalia bellerica | 80 grams ea. |
| Ru rta (Costus) | Saussurea lappa | 50 grams |
| Thal ka rdo rje (Cassia seed) | Cassia tora | |
| So ma ra dza | Abelmoschus moschatus | |
| Ba sha ka (Malabar nut tree) | Adhatoda vasica | |
| Brag zhun (Shilajit) | Shilajit |
Preparation:
Powder
Function:
Expels Wind and Damp, clears Heat and Inflammation
Use:
1. Wandering Pain or Shooting Pain in the limbs
2. Arthralgia associated with Damp
3. Arthritis of the extremities
4. Joint Swelling and Pain
5. Gout
6. Rheumatoid Arthritis
7 Eczema and other skin eruptions from Damp-Heat
8. Urticaria
9. Pruritus
10. Abscesses
11. Venous Ulcers
Dose:
1500mg–2 grams, once or twice daily, after meals
Cautions:
1. Avoid during pregnancy
2. Avoid alcohol, fatty and greasy foods while using
Modifications:
1. Some sources list Shore robusta in place of Olibanum.
2. Taken with Frankincense 10 for pain and swelling of the joints, stiffness of the limbs from tinghtness of the tendons and all types of Leprosy.
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