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Rgum brum bdun pa རྒུན་འབྲུམ་བདུན་པ།
Raisin 7
Raisin 7
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
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Herb Name
Rgun brum (Raisins)
Cu gang (Tabasheer) Gur gum (Safflower) Shing mnar (Licorice) Gla sgang (Bistort) ** Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Se bru (Pomegranate) |
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* two different sources have given different proportions. The right column is a Russian source.
** according to some sources Knotweed; it is also a species of Polygonum
Preparation:
The Raisins must be dried until crisp enough to powder; Form Powder
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.
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