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The '''six excellent substances''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bzang po drug'') are:
The '''six excellent medicinals''' (Tib. སྨན་བཟང་པོ་དྲུག, ''men zangpo druk'', [[Wyl.]] ''sman bzang po drug'') are:
*nutmeg,
*[[Nutmeg]] (Skt. ''jāti''; Wyl. ''dz'a ti'')
*bamboo manna,
*[[Bamboo juice]] or tabasheer (Skt. ''vaṃśalocanā''; Wyl. ''cu gang'')
*saffron,
*[[Saffron]] (Skt. ''kuṅkuma''; Wyl. ''gur gum / gur kum'')
*cloves,
*[[Cloves]] (Skt. ''lavaṅga''; Wyl. ''li shi'')
*cardamom, and
*[[Cardamom]] or elettaria cardamomum (Skt. ''elā''; Wyl. ''sug smel'')
*castor oil.
*[[Black cardamom]] (Skt. ''kākoli''; Wyl. ''ka ko la'')


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Latest revision as of 16:00, 21 June 2020

The six excellent medicinals (Tib. སྨན་བཟང་པོ་དྲུག, men zangpo druk, Wyl. sman bzang po drug) are:

  • Nutmeg (Skt. jāti; Wyl. dz'a ti)
  • Bamboo juice or tabasheer (Skt. vaṃśalocanā; Wyl. cu gang)
  • Saffron (Skt. kuṅkuma; Wyl. gur gum / gur kum)
  • Cloves (Skt. lavaṅga; Wyl. li shi)
  • Cardamom or elettaria cardamomum (Skt. elā; Wyl. sug smel)
  • Black cardamom (Skt. kākoli; Wyl. ka ko la)