Glo sman tsan dan bco lnga གློ་སྨན་ཙན་དན་བཅོ་ལྔ།
Sandalwood Lung Medicine 15

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

The origin of this formula appears in the Four Tantras (8th century). However, the exact formulation was perfected in the Manulas of the Sur lineage (16th century) and the Blue Beryl Commentary (17th century)

Preparation:

Prepare Pills the size of peas.

Function:

Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding, Cools the Blood, Stops Cough

Use:

Note that this is better suited to acute, Lung Heat conditions, while Sandalwood 17, which is essentially the same formula with 2 herbs added, is more suited to chronic conditions with structural changes, tissue erosion and fluid depletion.
Symptoms appropriate for Sandalwood Lung Medicine 15 include Lung Heat Cough, Fever, red tongue with a thick yellow coat, and a rapid, full pulse.
1. Acute Lung Heat with deep, hacking and painful Cough and Fever
2. Bronchitis
3. Asthmatic Bronchitis with shortness of breath and Fever or Lung Heat
4. Severe acute bacterial or viral Pneumonia
5. Acute inflammatory phases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
6. Pulmonary Abscesses with thick, yellowish-green, foul-smelling purulent sputum
7. Acute Hemoptysis

Dose:

2–3 pills per dose, chewed before swallowing with warm water, taken mid morning and before bed.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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