Gtso bo nyer lnga གཙོ་བོ་བྱེར་ལྔ།
Or, Ba glo nyer lnga བ་གློ་ཉེར་ལྔ་
Principle 25
Or, Cow Lungs 25
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb Name | Latin | Amount #1 * | Amount #2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Santalum album | 75 grams | 30 grams | |
Bambusa textiles | 100 grams | 50 grams | |
Carthamus tinctorius | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Picrorrhiza / Lagotis | 70 grams | 40 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Aconitum heterophyllum | 70 grams | 25 grams | |
Swertia chirata | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Bezoar | 20 grams | 30 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 130 grams | 20 grams | |
Terminalia bellerica | 80 grams | 20 grams | |
Phyllanthus emblica | 100 grams | 20 grams | |
Inula racemosa | 70 grams | * | |
Tinospora cordifolia | 100 grams | * | |
Rubus phoenicolasius | 150 grams | * | |
Kaempferia galanga | 50 grams | * | |
Hippophae rhamnoides | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Vitis vinifera | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Arenaria fastucoides | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Geranium wallichianum | 60 grams | 30 grams | |
Ba glo (Cow lungs prepared) ** | Bos Pulmo | 70 grams | 10 grams |
Rhodiola crenulata | 100 grams | 50 grams | |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | 150 grams | 25 grams | |
Lancea tibetica | 120 grams | 30 grams | |
Cuminum cyminum | 50 grams | 20 grams | |
Gentiana algida | 70 grams | 30 grams | |
Bdud rtsi lo ma *** | Aconitum spp. leaf | 80 grams | 15 grams |
* The version in the second column replaces Inula, Tinospora, Rubus and Galangal with Cinnabar, Lacca, Madder and Symplocos (30 grams each.)
** Cow lungs are prepared by removing membranes, washing well, then drying. Some sources list Sro lo dkar po (Pegaeophyton scapiflorum) instead of Cow Lungs.
*** some sources say a mix of the leaf and root of Sman Chen (Aconitum ferox)
Preparation:
Pills or Tablets of 500mg each
Function:
Stops Cough, Clears Phlegm-Heat, Strengthen the Lungs
Use:
Cough, wheezing, rapid breathing with reddish-yellow sputum, fever, chest pain
“this medicine helps with frequent coughing, rapid breathing, profuse secretion of sputum from the Lungs, expectoration of sputum mixed with blood and pus, shortness of breath in which the patient seems to not have enough air, and also when the patient is breathing makes sounds similar to a cat’s purring”. (Men Tsee Kang)
“especially good to help with fever of the Lungs and Pneumonia” (Buryat)
1. Frequent Coughing with yellow sputum, or sputum with blood or pus
2. Lung Fever
3. Chronic Bronchitis
4. Breathlessness, Shortness of Breath
5. Chronic Lung Infection
6. Pnuemonia
7. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
9. Hemoptysis
10. Chest pain
11. Blocked Sinuses from excess Heat
Dose:
1–2 pills (500mg–1 gram) three times daily.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Pegaeophyton can replace Cow Lungs. Fox Lungs were preferred in the Western Tradition and were used for similar indications.
2. A Buryat version replaces Inula, Tinospora, Rubus and Galangal with Cinnabar, Lacca, Madder and Symplocos.
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Herb categories: A krong (Sandwort), Aconitum heterophyllum, Ba sha Ka (Adhatoda), Bdud rtsi lo ma, Belleric Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Cu gang (Tabasheer), Emblic Myrobalan, Ga dur (Geranium), Gi wan (Bezoar), Gur gum (Saffl, Hong len (Picrorrhiza), Kan ta ka ri (Rubus), Ma nu (Inula), ower, Raisins, Sandalwood, Sga skya (Galangal) , Shing mngar (Licorice), Sle tres (Tinospora), Spa yag rtsa ba, Spang rgyan dkar po, Sro lo dmar po (Rhodiola), Star bu (Sea Buckthorn), Tig Ta (Swertia), Zi ra dkar po (Cumin)
This formula uses prepared Cow Lungs to strengthen the Lungs, reminiscent of the use of Fox Lungs in the West. It also uses White Sandalwood as the primary medicine which is also commonly used for Lung diseases in Western formula. Also worth noting is the use of Inula and Raisins as Lung tonics.