Six excellent medicinals

The six excellent substances (Wyl. bzang po drug) are:

• Nutmeg (Skt. jāti, Tib. dz'a ti)
• Bamboo juice or tabasheer (Tib. cu gang)
• Saffron (Skt. kungkuma, Tib. gur gum / gur kum)
• Cloves (Tib. li shi)
• Cardamom or Elettaria cardamomum (Tib. sug smel)
• Black Cardamon (Skt. kakola, Tib. ka ko la)