Rgum brum bdun pa  རྒུན་འབྲུམ་བདུན་པ།
Raisin 7

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

* two different sources have given different proportions. The right column is a Russian source.
** White Raisins are ordered in some sources.
*** according to some sources Knotweed; it is also a species of Polygonum

Preparation:

The Raisins must be dried until crisp enough to powder; Form a Powder.
Some sources say to mix with Sugar; it could be mixed with Honey to form an Electuary.

Function:

Clears and strengthens the Lungs, relieves Cough and Asthma

Use:

“Especially good for Lung disease and Shortness of Breath”
1. Cough from deficiency
2. Chronic Asthma
3. Difficult or labored Breathing; Breathlessness
4. Fullness of the Chest
5. Profuse ‘bluish’ and sticky phlegm
6. “Swelling of mouth and face from imbalance of heat and cold”; swelling of eyelids

Dose:

150mg–3 grams, once or twice daily with boiled water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Some sources list Gypsum in place of Tabasheer (Mongolian sources list Gypsum); Gypsum is better for strong Heat; Tabasheer for Hot Phlegm and Wind-Phlegm-Heat. Tabasheer is also regarded as strengthening, Gypsum is draining.
2. A Mongolian source also lists Cyperus rotundus in place of Bistort.

Similar Formulas:

Compare with Tabasheer 9.

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