Glo sman rgyal po sbyor ba གློ་སྨན་རྒྱལ་པོ་སྦྱོར་བ་
King of Cough Medicines

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Ontsar Gadon der Dzod

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Cu gang (Tabasheer)

Bambusa textiles

A krong dkar

Artemisia minor

Sro lo (Rhodiola) *

Rhodiola spp.

50 grams ea.

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

80 grams

Spa yag rtsa ba (Lancea)

Lancea tibetica

20 grams

Ga dur (Cranesbill)

Geranium spp.

40 grams

‘Bri rmog (Onosma) 

Onosma hookeri

50 grams

Rgya skyegs (Lacca)

Laccifer lacca

40 grams

Btsod (Madder)

Rubia cordifolia

20 grams

Star bu (Sea Buckthorn)

Hippophae rhamnoides

Dzin pa (Black Aconite) **

Aconitum ferox

50 grams ea.

Ru rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

A ru ra (Chebula)

Terminalia chebula

Bse ru (Rhinoceros horn) ***

Cornu Rhinoceros

Rgya ru (Antelope horn)

Saiga tatarica

20 grams ea.

Spang rgyan dkar (White Gentian)

Gentiana algida

40 grams

Na ga ge sar (Salmalia stamen)

Salmalia malabarica

20 grams

Kan ta ka ri (Rubus spp.)

Rubus spp.

Tsher sngon (Meconopsis)

Meconopsis horridula

40 grams ea.

Tsan dan dkar (White Sandal)

Santalum album

20 grams

* Several plants are called Sro lo. Other varieties include Pegaeophyton scapiflorum and Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa
** Some Russian sources have stated ‘Dzin pa to be Aconitum kusnezoffii
*** Water Buffalo horn replaces Rhinoceros horn in modern times

Preparation:

Pills

Function:

Clears Heat, Resists Poison, Stops Cough

Use:

“This composition cures [Lung] infections, fever, wind, pus in the Lungs, Pulmonary Tuberculosis and other Lung diseases”.
1. Heat-type Cough
2. Lung infection with Fever, Cough and Yellow Phlegm
3. Heat-type Cough
4. Pulmonary Abscess
5. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
6. Chronic Lung disease

Dose:

2 grams twice daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:


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