Six excellent medicinals
The six excellent medicinals (Wyl. sman 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)