Se ‘bru bzhi thang སེ་འབྲུ་བཞི་ བཞི་ཐང་
Pomegranate 4
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Punica granatum | 40 grams | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | ||
Elettaria cardamomum | ||
Piper longum | 20 grams ea. |
Preparation:
Originally intended as a decoction (Thang), it is now mostly prescribed in Pills or Powder form.
Form Pills the size of a Pea.
Also used in Powder form, in the proportion of Pomegranate (250), Cinnamon (100), Cardamon (45), Long Pepper (50)
Function:
Benefits Digestion, warms Stomach
Use:
1. Indigestion
2. Poor digestion
3. Poor absorption and assimilation
4. Nausea
5. Loss of Appetite
6. Cardiac pain
7. Kidney pain
8. Lumbar pain
Dose:
3 pills (the size of a pea), morning and evening with hot water
2–3 grams of the Powder
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
If Ginger is added, it becomes Pomegranate 5
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