Li shi drug pa ལི་ཤི་དྲུག་པ།
Clove 6

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Li Si (Clove) Cu Gan (Tabasheer) Spang Rgyan Dkar Po Ru Rta (Costus) A Ru (Chebulic Myrobalan) Shing mngar (Licorice)

Latin Eugenia caryophyllus Bambusae silicae Gentiana algida Saussurea lappa Terminalia chebula Glycyrrhiza glabra Amount * 50 grams 200 grams 200 grams 100 grams 300 grams 100 grams 25 grams 12 1⁄2 grams 10 grams 5 grams ea. 1 gram

* Different sources have given different proportions.

Preparation:

Pills (or powder); usually White Rock sugar is added.

Function:

Clears Lung Heat, stops Cough, benefits the Throat

Use:

1. Sore Throat
2. Hoarseness
3. Cough with Chest pain
4. Lung diseases with Heat

Dose:

3 grams twice daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

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