Se ‘bru nyer lnga སེ་འབྲུ་ཉེར་ལྔ།
Pomegranate 25
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Punica granatum | 400 grams | 150 grams | |
Bambusa arundinacea | 50 grams | ||
Zingiber officinale | 80 grams | ||
Piper longum | 50 grams | ||
Carthamus tonctorius | 100 grams | ||
Syzygium aromaticum | 30 grams | ||
Elettaria cardamomum | 30 grams | ||
Amomum subulatum | 30 grams | ||
Piper nigrum | 70 grams | ||
Cinnamomum zeylanicum | 50 grams | ||
Ze tsha (Saltpeter) fried | Potassium nitrate | 30 grams | |
Cypraea spp | 30 grams | ||
Inula racemosa | 70 grams | ||
Swertia chirata | 70 grams | ||
Terminalia chebula | 100 grams | ||
Piper album | |||
Terminalia bellirica | 50 grams | ||
Phyllanthus emblica | 80 grams | ||
Picrorhiza kurroa | 70 grams | ||
Saussurea lappa | 80 grams | ||
Ammonium chloride | 20 grams | ||
Sodium chloride | 200 grams | 30 grams | |
Sal nigri | 100 grams | 30 grams | |
Cucurbita pepo | 200 grams | 40 grams |
* two sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Amdo Compendium, the right column is from Tibetan sources.
** the version in the right column lists dry Ginger
*** According to some sources, Na le sham here refers to White Pepper (as Black Pepper is already listed above). The version in the right column did not list Na le sham and only contained 24 ingredients.
**** according to some sources, Lagenaria siceraria seed is indicated
Preparation:
Pills
Function:
Warms the Stomach, Promotes Digestion
Use:
“the best medicine for relieving long-term cold illnesses – ma-zhu, bad-kan and depletion of the fiery [warmth] of the stomach”
1. Chronic Indigestion from Cold
2. Chronic Digestive weakness from Cold / Yang deficiency
3. Cold Phlegm diseases affecting the Stomach and Digestion
4. Cold-type gastritis
5. chronic cold-natured diseases of the lower abdomen
6. Rumbling or bloating of the lower abdomen
7. Chronic Diarrhea from Cold / Yang deficiency
8. to help manage cold lower-abdominal masses or tumors (skran)
9. Kidney Coldness with lower back pain
Dose:
2–3 grams
Cautions:
Not used in Heat conditions
Modifications:
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