Li si bcu gcig  ལི་ཤི་བཅུ་གཅིག།
Clove 11 Powder

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount #1 *

Amount #2

Li Si (Clove)

Eugenia caryophyllus

25 grams

10 grams

Rgum Brum (Raisins)

Vitis vinifera

15 grams

40 grams

Cu Gan (Tabasheer)

Bambusae silicae

12 1⁄2 grams

40 grams

Gla Sgan (Bistort)

Polygonum bistorta

11 1⁄2 grams

30 grams

Se Bru (Pomegranate)

Punica granatum

11 grams

30 grams

Spang Rgyan Dkar Po (White Gentian)

Gentiana algida

10 grams

40 grams

Kha Che Gur Gum (Saffron)

Crocus sativus

7 1⁄2 grams

10 grams

Sin Tsha (Cinnamon)

Cinnamonum zeylanicum

5 1⁄2 grams

20 grams

Ru Rta (Costus)

Saussurea lappa

5 grams

20 grams

A Ru (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

5 grams

60 grams

Shing mngar (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza glabra

1 gram

20 grams

* Different sources have given different proportions for each medicine.

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Regulates Qi, opens the Lungs, stops Cough and Wheezing, benefits Respiration

Use:

1. Specific for Bronchial Asthma
2. Hoarseness
3. Loss of Voice
4. Shortness of Breath

Dose:

500mg for children; 1–2 grams for an adult (up to 3 grams), taken twice daily with warm water.
It is good to take with Inula 4 Decoction.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Comment:

This is a combination of Clove 6 and Raisin 7


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