Se ‘bru pad ma ‘dab brgyad  སེ་འབྲུ་ པད་མ་འདབ་བརྒྱད་
Pomegranate 8 Petalled Lotus

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Gar nag (calcined Boar feces)
Gser gyi me tog
Sug smel (Cardamon)
Pi pi long (Long Pepper)

A ru (Chebula)
Se ba’i me tog (Wild Rose)

Latin


Punica granatum
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Porcus faeces
Herpetospermum pedunculosum
Elettaria cardamomum
Piper longum

Terminalia chebula
Rosa moschata
Amount *
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
20 grams
1200 grams
400 grams
600 grams
600 grams
600 grams
800 grams
400 grams
400 grams

* Two diffreent sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang. The right column is from Amdo Compendium.

Preparation:


Powder and form Pills.

Function:


Benefits Stomach, Clears Phlegm-Heat / Damp-Heat

Use:


“Especially this medicine is recommended for Bad kan ser po [Yellow Phlegm, “Damp-Heat”] disease”
Phlegm and Bile affecting the Stomach with Heartburn, Indigestion, poor appetite
The Amdo Compendium said it treats Bad kan and Mkhris (Phlegm-Bile / Damp-heat) disease, Bad kan skya (White Phlegm), Bad kan smug po (Brown Phlegm), Bad kan ser po (Yellow Phlegm).
1. Acute and Chronic Indigestion
2. Indigestion due to Cold Phlegm with poor appetite, lack of digestive heat, vomiting, diarrhea
3. Belching
4. Heartburn, Reflux
5. Vomiting of Bile
6. Acute Gastroenteritis
7. Cholecystitis with pain and stagnation of bile
8. Gall Stones
9. Pain in the eye sockets from excess drinking

Dose:


2–3 grams with warm water

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:


1. The souirce text says if there is Cold, add Galangal, if there is Heat or Fever, add Safflower.
2. It is often combined with Pacific 6 in Mogolian Medicine

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