Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

* 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
“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 Tinospora, Rubus and Galangal with Lacca, Madder and Symplocos.

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