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Ko la bzhi thang  ཀོ་ལ་ བཞི་ཐང་
Amomum 4 Decoction

Tradition:
Tibetan

Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name
Ka ko la (Amomum)
Go snyod (Caraway)
Li shi (Clove)
Ru rta (Costus)

Latin
Amomum subulatum
Carum carvi
Eugenia caryophyllus
Saussurea lappa

Amount *
50 grams
30 grams
30 grams
50 grams
50 grams
30 grams
10 grams
10 grams


* Two different versions give different proportions for each medicine. The left column is Mongolian, the right column is Buryat.

Preparation:
Decoction

Function:
Settles Wind, stops Rising Qi

Use:
1. Wind-Colic
2. Wind a
ffecting the Head
3. All diseases with stabbing Headache
4. Disorders of the ascending Qi (Wind)
5. Chronic Pancreatitis
6. Diarrhea caused by diseases of the Pancreas (Mongolian Medicine)


Dose:

1 gram of powder is added to 300mls cold water and decocted to one-third, taken 30 minutes before food or 1–2 hours after.

Cautions:
None noted

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