Sandalwood 18 (Tibetan Medicine)
Tsan dan bco brgyad ཙན་དན་བཅོ་བརྒྱརད།
Sandalwood 18
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
| Herb Name | Latin | Amount * |
|---|---|---|
| Tsan dan dkar po (White Sandal) | Santalum album | 120 grams |
| Tsan dan dmar po (Red Sandal) * | Pterocarpus santalinus | 70 grams |
| Gi wan (Bezoar) | Bezoar | 1 gram |
| Cu gang (Tabasheer) | Bambusae silicae | 70 grams |
| Dza ti (Nutmeg) | Myristica fragrans | 15 grams |
| Li shi (Clove) | Eugenia caryophyllus | 20 grams |
| Ka ko la (Black Cardamon) | Amomum subulatum | 15 grams |
| Sug smel (Green Cardamon) | Elettaria cardamomum | 15 grams |
| Gur gum (Safflower) | Carthamus tinctorius | 80 grams |
| A ru ra (Chebulic Myrobalan) | Terminalia chebula | 100 grams |
| Sum cu tig (Lhasa Saxifrage) | Saxifraga umbellata | 60 grams |
| Ru rta (Costus) | Saussurea lappa | 50 gram |
| Pri yang ku | Dracocephalum tanguticum | 70 grams |
| Hong len (Picrorrhiza) | Picrorrhiza kurroa | 70 grams |
| Re skon | Corydalis spp. | 70 grams |
| Ba sha ka | Adhatoda vasica | 70 grams |
| Bri mog | Onosma hookeri | 100 grams |
| Btsod (Madder) | Rubia cordifolia | 80 grams |
* Some versions list Vermillion (Mercuric sulphide) in place of Red Sandalwood.
Preparation:
Powder or Pills.
Function:
Regulates Qi, clears Liver Heat
Use:
Dry mouth and tongue, brownish color to the lips and nails, discomfort over the hypochondria
1. Liver Wind-Heat type Headaches
2. Hypertension
3. Irregular Heartbeat
4. Stabbing pasin in the Heart
5. Dizziness
6. Blurred Vision
7. Hepatitis
8. Cholecystitis
9. Gastritis
10. Gastroenteritis
11. Colitis
12. Diarrhea with Intestinal spasms
13. Wind (Qi) Blocking the Heart, Heart pain
14. Poor blood circulation
15. Pain over hypochondria and upper back
16. Dry Mouth and Throat
17. Sore Throat
18. Traditionally listed to ‘dry Bad blood’
19. Nodules due to repetitive strain causing Qi obstruction
20. Brown Phlegm (Bad Kan Smug Po)
Dose:
1–2 grams, twice daily, often taken with a decoction of Shilajit
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
This has a wide scope of use. It principally moves Qi and regulates its circulation, thereby helping blood circulation, and benefitting the digestive system and Liver. It also settles wind rising to the head causing Headache, Dizziness, Hypertension etc.
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