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Se bru lnga pa སེ་འབྲུ་ལྔ་པ།
Pomegranate 5
Pomegranate 5
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Sug smel (Cardamon) Pi pi long (Long Pepper) Sman sga (Ginger) * |
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* sometimes Galangal (Kaempferia galanga) or Lesser Galangal (Alpinia officinarum) is used in place of Ginger
Preparation:
Powder and form pills of 500mg each.
Function:
Benefits Digestion, clears Phlegm and Damp, warms Stomach
Use:
A digestive tonic, especially for Phlegm/Damp constitutions
"especially good to enhance the warmth of the stomach and cures rLung [Wind] in the Heart and Kidney disease"
1. Indigestion (caused by loss of digestive Heat / Stomach cold)
2. Nausea
3. Loss of Appetite
4. Poor absorption and assimilation
5. Cold-type Bloating of the Abdomen
6. Obesity
7. Cold extremities
8. Cold-type Kidney or Lumbar pain
9. Also Wind affecting the Heart with confusion, depression, insomnia
Dose:
3 pills (1 1⁄2 grams) in the morning with hot water on an empty Stomach
Cautions:
Avoid in Fever, Gastritis, Hyperacidity and Gastroduodenal Ulcer.
Modifications:
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment
Nothing at the moment