Spang rgyan bco lnga  སྤང་རྒྱན་བཅོ་ལྔ།
Gentiana algida 15

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

* Some version omit Herpetospermum
** Some sources list Ba sha ka (Adhatoda)

Preparation:

Form Pills or used as a Powder

Function:

Clears Lung Heat, clears Phlegm, stops Cough

Use:

1. Cough with frothy sputum or pus in the sputum
2. Cough with Fever and chest pain
3. Severe Colds and Influenza
4. Acute and chronic Bronchitis
5. Hoarseness, Pharyngitis
6. Burning, dryness or soreness of the Throat
7. Tightness of the Chest
8. Shortness of Breath, labored Breathing
9. Pneumonia
10. Hemoptysis
11. Lung Cancer
12. Sensation of foreign body in the Throat

Dose:

2–3 grams daily; or hold in the mouth and chew

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Severe Colds or Lung Cancer, combine with Garuda 5.

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