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 |
|---|---|---|
Bambusa textiles | ||
Artemisia minor | ||
Rhodiola spp. | 50 grams ea. | |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | 80 grams | |
Lancea tibetica | 20 grams | |
Geranium spp. | 40 grams | |
Onosma hookeri | 50 grams | |
Laccifer lacca | 40 grams | |
Rubia cordifolia | 20 grams | |
Hippophae rhamnoides | ||
Aconitum gymnandrum | 50 grams ea. | |
Saussurea lappa | ||
Terminalia chebula | ||
Cornu Rhinoceros | ||
Saiga tatarica | 20 grams ea. | |
Gentiana algida | 40 grams | |
Salmalia malabarica | 20 grams | |
Rubus spp. | ||
Meconopsis horridula | 40 grams ea. | |
Santalum album | 20 grams |
* Several plants are called Sro lo. Other varieties include Pegaeophyton scapiflorum and Solms-Laubachia eurycarpa
** A. gymnandrum is a less-toxic variety of Black Aconite. 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. Pulmonary Abscess
4. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
5. Chronic Lung disease
Dose:
2 grams twice daily
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
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Herb categories: A krong (Arenaria), Aconitum (Black Aconite), Bri mog (Onosma), Bse ru (Rhinoceros horn), Btsod (Madder), Chebulic Myrobalan, Cu gang (Tabasheer), Ga dur (Geranium), Kan ta ka ri (Rubus), Na ga ge sar (Silk Cotton tree), Rgya ru (Antelope horn), Rgya skyegs (Lacca), Ru rta (Costus), Sandalwood, Shing mngar (Licorice), Spa yag rtsa ba, Sro lo (Rhodiola), Star bu (Sea Buckthorn), Tsher sngon (Meconopsis)
