Sandalwood 8 (Tsan dan brgyad pa) (Tibetan Medicine)

Tsan Dan brgyad pa  ཙན་དན་བརྒྱརད་པ།
Sandalwood 8

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Latin Amount * Cont.
Tsan dkar (Sandalwood) Santalum album 20 grams 700 grams
Cu gang (Tabasheer) Bambusa textiles 10 grams 500 grams
Gur gum (Safflower) Carthamus tinctorius 10 grams 500 grams
Shing Mngar (Licorice) Glycyrrhiza glabra 10 grams 500 grams
Li Shi (Clove) Eugenia caryophyllus 10 grams 400 grams
Ut Pal (Blue Lotus) ** Meconopsis grandis 10 grams 500 grams
Gla sgan (Bistort) ** Polygonum bistorta 10 grams 500 grams
Rgun brum (Raisins) Vitis vinifera 10 grams 400 grams

* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang, the right column is from Amdo Compendium.
** Amdo Compendium lists Geranium (Li ga dur) and Pegaeophyton (Sro lo dkar po) in place of Meconopsis (Ut pal) and Bistort (Gla sgan)

Preparation:

Powder; Rock Sugar is added by some sources

Function:

Clears Lung heat, clears Phlegm, stops Cough

Use:

“cures Fever of the Lungs and excretion of sputum mixed with Pus and Blood”
1. Heat-type Cough; all Inflammations of the Lungs
2. Lung Fever
3. Cough with sputum and pus
4. Bronchitis
5. Hemoptysis
6. Pneumonia
7. Pleurisy
8. Lung Abscess
9. Tuberculosis
10. Pain in the Lungs from Heat

Dose:

2–3 grams, 2 or 3 times daily with hot water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Some sources have listed Gypsum in place of Tabasheer. Gypsum is better to clear Heat from the Lungs, Tabasheer is better for Phlegm-Heat.
2. Glehnia littoralis and Rhodiola have been listed by some sources instead of Bistort and Blue Lotus. Rhodiola can be used in this formula.
3. Another variation omits Bistort and Blue Lotus and replaces them with Sro lo dkar po (Pegaeophyton scapiflorum) and Li gar dur (Geranium pratense).
4. Sea Buckthorn and Costus are recommended as good additions, and are often added in Buryat region.

Back to POWDERS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures