Se ‘bru dang ne  སེ་འབྲུ་དྭངས་གནས།
Pomegranate 5 with Safflower
or Se ‘bru dwans ma gnas ‘jog སེ་འབྲུ་ དྭནས་ མ་གནས་ འཇོག་
Pomegranate Sanctuary
or Se ‘bru dangs gnas
སེ་འབྲུ་་ དངས་ གནས་
Pomegranate Maintainer of Essence

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:



Herb Name

Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Sug smel (Cardamon)
Pi pi long (Long Pepper)
Gur gum (Safflower)

Latin


Punica granatum
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Elettaria cardamomum
Piper longum

Carthamus tinctoria
Amount *
250 grams
80 grams
40 grams

50 grams
50 grams 
100 grams
10 grams
80 grams
10 grams
40 grams

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

Preparation:


Powder and form Pills (typicaly 200mg each)

Function:


Benefits Stomach, regulates Digestion

Use:


“Protects against heat and cold and restores the Heat of the Stomach”
1. Cold-type Indigestion
2. Cold-type Nausea
3. Cold-type Loss of Appetite
4. Poor absorption and assimilation
5.
Debility associated with digestive weakness
6. Benefits digestion in chronic disease
7. Weakness in Children, aids development
8. Indigestion associated with Liver disease
9. Nourishes and increases 7 Body Tissues

Dose:


2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:


1. Not suitable for cases with Stomach Yin deficiency
2. Diet should be light, avoiding alcohol, cold, spicy and greasy foods

Modifications:


1. Swap Ginger (or Galangal) for Safflower and is becomes Pomegranate 5.
2. Tsothel (Btso thal) (Black Sulphide of Mercury, prepared as an ash) is added for use in Cancer therapy, and for Diabetic complications. To 30 grams of Pomegranate 5 with Safflower, 5 grams is added for severe cases, 3 grams for moderate, or 1 gram for mild cases. This is called Dwans Btso.

The Pomegranate formulas are a staple of Tibetan Medicine. Compare with Pomegranate 5 which replaces Safflower with Ginger (or Galangal). The addition of Safflower supports the Liver to promote proper formation of the Humors, thereby helping digestion of nutrient to be transformed into proper nourishment.
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