Rten ‘brel bcu gcig རྟེན་འབྲེལ་བཅུ་གཅིག་
Auspicious 11

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Kosoburov (Extensive collection)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1*

Amount #2

Gu gul (Bdellium)

Commiphora mukul

20 grams

50 grams

Spos dkar (Frankincense)

Boswellia sacra

30 grams

20 grams

Spang spos (Indian Spikenard)

Nardostachys jatamansi

20 grams

50 grams

Gla sgang (Bistort)

Polygonum bistorta

Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

Rgun ‘brum (Raisin)

Vitis vinifera

30 grams ea.

20 grams ea.

Sro lo (Rhodiola) **

Rhodiola spp.

20 grams

50 grams

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

40 grams

40 grams

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

30 grams

20 grams

Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)

Hippophae rhamnoides

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

20 grams ea.

50 grams ea.

* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Kosoburov (Extensive collection)
** Several plants are called Sro lo. Other varieties include Pegaeophyton scapiflorum and Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa

Preparation:

Powder and form Pills

Function:

Strengthens the Lungs, Increases Respiration

Use:

“an amazing medicine for shortness of breath and pulmonary diseases”.
1. Shortness of breath
2. Bronchial Asthma
3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Dose:

2–3 grams, twice daily.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Saffron would be a good addition for severe shortness of breath


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