Norbu bdun thang  ནོར་བུ་བདུན་ཐང
Norbu 7 Decoction


Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

A ru (Chebula)
Ba ru (Belleric)
Skyu ru (Emblic)
Ma nu (Inula)
Sle tres (Tinospora)
Kan dra ka ri
Sga skya (Galangal)

Latin


Terminalia chebula
Terminalia bellerica
Phyllanthus emblica
Inula racemosa
Tinospora cordifolia
Rubus niveus
Alpina officinarum
Amount *
30 grams
30 grams
30 grams
30 grams
30 grams
60 grams
10 grams
300 grams
300 grams
300 grams
200 grams
200 grams
120 grams
50 grams

* Two different sources have given different proportions. The right column is from Russian sources..

Preparation:


Coarse Powder (to be prepared as a decoction)

Function:


Clears Wind-Heat, Relieves Fever

Use:


1. Fever
2. Cold and Flu
3. Preventative of Cold and Flu, and during Epidemics.
4. Used by Tibetan Doctors in the treatment of COVID 19
5. Allergies
6. Asthma (acute)
7. Joint pain (acute)
8. Settles Wind, eases Hypertension
9. Regarded as strengthening Immunity

Dose:


Boil 1500mg (or 1–2 teaspoonfuls) of the powder in 300mls down to 100mls. Take twice daily, sweetened with Honey is desired.

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



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