Li shi so lnga  ལི་ཤི་སོ་ལྔ་
Clove 35

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Li shi (Clove) Gur gum (Safflower) Yung ba (Turmeric) Se ‘bru (Pomegranate) Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Rgun ‘brum (Raisin) Lan tshva (Rock Salt) Shu dag (Calamus) Byi tang ga (Embelia) Hong len ser po (Picrorhiza) Ru rta (Costus) Shing mngar (Licorice) Spos dkar (Frankincense) Thal rdor (Cassia seed) So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Cu gang (Tabasheer) U su (Coriander seed) Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena) Ma ru tse (Butea) Sman chen (Aconite) Sgog skya (Garlic) Gla rtsi (Musk) Dres ma’i ‘bru (Iris) Stag sha (Oxytropis) Chu rtsa (Rhubarb) A ru ra (Chebula) Cong zhi (Calcite) A krong (Arenaria) So phag * Skyu ru (Emblic Myrobalan) Spang rtsi do (Pterocephalus) Ba ru (Belleric) Bri smug Brag zhun (Shilajit) Spang rgyan dkar po (Gentian)

Latin Eugenia caryophyllus Carthamus tinctorius Curcuma longa Punica granatum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Vitis vinifera Sodium chlorde Acorus calamus Embelia ribes Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Saussurea lappa Glycyrrhiza glabra Boswellia sacra Cassia tora Psoralea corylifolia Bambusa textiles Coriandrum sativum Holarrhena antidysenterica Butea monosperma Aconitum ferox Allium sativum Moschus Iris spp. Oxytropis reniformis Rheum officinale Terminalia chebula Calcitum Arenaria festucoides Emblica officinalis Pterocephalus hookeri Terminalia bellerica Onosma spp. Asphaltum Gentiana algida Amount 100 grams 50 grams 60 grams 30 grams 20 grams 100 grams 30 grams 50 grams 30 grams 100 grams 50 grams 20 grams 90 grams 80 grams 70 grams 60 grams 60 grams 60 grams 50 grams 50 grams 30 grams 10 grams 50 grams 90 grams 50 grams 50 grams 50 grams 80 grams 90 grams 50 grams 50 grams 40 grams 90 grams 50 grams 90 grams

* So phag is a clay roofing tile. This may refer to another medicine.

Preparation:

Generally used as a Powder. It can be made into Pills.

Function:

Settles Wind, Clears Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Eases Pain

Use:

“this medicine is used for all Throat diseases”
1. Hoarseness,
2. Sore Throat, Tonsillitis
3. Sinusitis
4. Inflammation and Pain of the Teeth and Gums, Gum disease
5. Swelling of the Neck (Goiter)

Dose:

2 grams taken with Warm Water. For throat diseases it can be gargled.
An ointment can be made by mixing the powder with child’s urine (8 year old).
For Throat diseases, blow the powder directly into the throat.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Back To POWDERS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures