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

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Li Si (Clove)
Rgum Brum (Raisins)
Cu Gan (Tabasheer)
Gla Sgan (Bistort)
Se Bru (Pomegranate)

Spang Rgyan Dkar Po (White Gentian)
Kha Che Gur Gum (Saffron)
Sin Tsha (Cinnamon)
Ru Rta (Costus)
A Ru (Chebulic Myrobalan)
Shing mngar (Licorice)

Latin


Eugenia caryophyllus
Vitis vinifera
Bambusae silicae
Polygonum bistorta
Punica granatum
Gentiana algida
Crocus sativus
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Saussurea lappa
Terminalia chebula
Glycyrrhiza glabra

Amount *
25 grams
15 grams
12
1⁄2 grams
11
1⁄2 grams
11 grams
10 grams

7 1⁄2 grams
5
1⁄2 grams
5 grams
5 grams
1 gram

10 grams
40 grams
40 grams
30 grams
30 grams
40 grams
10 grams
20 grams
20 grams
60 grams
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:



Similar Formulas:


This is a combination of Clove 6 and Raisin 7

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