Se ‘bru dang ne སེ་འབྲུ་དྭངས་གནས།
Or, Se ‘bru dwans ma gnas ‘jog སེ་འབྲུ་ དྭནས་ མ་གནས་ འཇོག་
Or, Se ‘bru dangs gnas སེ་འབྲུ་་ དངས་ གནས་
Anzhi Jinghua San (Chinese)
Pomegranate 5 with Safflower
Or, Pomegranate Sanctuary
Or, Pomegranate Maintainer of Essence
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Punica granatum | 250 grams | 100 grams | |
Cinnamonum zeylanicum | 80 grams | 10 grams | |
Elettaria cardamomum | 40 grams | 80 grams | |
Piper longum | 50 grams | 10 grams | |
Carthamus tinctoria | 50 grams | 40 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proportions. The right column is of Russian origin.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills (typicaly 200mg each)
Function:
Benefits Stomach, regulates Digestion
Use:
“Protects against heat and cold and restores the Heat of the Stomach”
“especially well increases the Fiery warmth of the stomach and promotes the growth of body tissues”
“used to treat diseases the course of which is accompanied by various vascular pathologies and changes in blood characteristics – strokes, diabetes, hemorrhoids”
1. Cold-type Indigestion. Nausea, Loss of Appetite
2. Chronic Atrophic Gastritis (proven effective, see research)
3. Poor absorption and assimilation
4. Debility associated with digestive weakness
5. Chhu sir–Lymph/Damp diseases
6. Arthritis
7. Cold in the Kidneys
8. Benefits digestion in chronic disease
9. Weakness in Children, aids development
10. Indigestion associated with Liver disease
11. Nourishes and increases 7 Body Tissues
Dose:
2–3 grams with hot water
Cautions:
1. Not suitable for cases with Stomach Yin deficiency
2. Diet should be light, avoiding alcohol, cold, spicy and greasy foods
Modifications:
1. Another version uses Pomegranate 8 parts, Safflower 4 parts, and 1 part each of the 3 spices.
2. Swap Ginger (or Galangal) for Safflower and is becomes Pomegranate 5.
3. Tsothel (Btso thal) (Black Sulphide of Mercury, prepared as an ash) is added for use in Cancer therapy, and for Diabetic complications. To 30 grams of Pomegranate 5 with Safflower, 5 grams is added for severe cases, 3 grams for moderate, or 1 gram for mild cases. This is called Dwans Btso.
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Herb categories: Gur gum (Safflower), Long Pepper, Se bru (Pomegranate seed), Shing tsha (Cinnamon), Sug smel (Cardamon)
The Pomegranate formulas are a staple of Tibetan Medicine. Compare with Pomegranate 5 which replaces Safflower with Ginger (or Galangal). The addition of Safflower supports the Liver to promote proper formation of the Humors, thereby helping digestion of nutrient to be transformed into proper nourishment.