Se bru lnga pa  སེ་འབྲུ་ལྔ་པ།
Pomegranate 5

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Se bru (Pomegranate seed) Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Sug smel (Cardamon) Pi pi long (Long Pepper) Sman sga (Ginger) *

Latin Punica granatum Cinnamonum zeylanicum Elettaria cardamomum Piper longum Zingiber officinalis Amount 250 grams 80 grams 40 grams 50 grams 80 grams

* sometimes Galangal (Kaempferia galanga) or Lesser Galangal (Alpinia officinarum) is used in place of Ginger

Preparation:

Powder and form pills of 500mg each.

Function:

Benefits Digestion, clears Phlegm and Damp, warms Stomach

Use:

A digestive tonic, especially for Phlegm/Damp constitutions
“especially good to enhance the warmth of the stomach and cures rLung [Wind] in the Heart and Kidney disease”
1. Indigestion (caused by loss of digestive Heat / Stomach cold)
2. Nausea
3. Loss of Appetite
4. Poor absorption and assimilation
5. Cold-type Bloating of the Abdomen
6. Obesity
7. Cold extremities
8. Cold-type Kidney or Lumbar pain
9. Also Wind affecting the Heart with confusion, depression, insomnia

Dose:

3 pills (1 1⁄2 grams) in the morning with hot water on an empty Stomach

Cautions:

Avoid in Fever, Gastritis, Hyperacidity and Gastroduodenal Ulcer.

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