Se ‘bru brgyad pa  སེ་འབྲུ་བརྒྱད་པ་
Pomegranate 8

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Amdo Compendium

Herb Name

Se bru (Pomegranate seed)
Shing tsha (Cinnamon)

Sug smel (Cardamon)
Pi pi long (Long Pepper)
Sga skya (Galangal)
Dza ti (Nutmeg)
Gur gum (Safflower)

Ka ko la (Amomum)

Latin


Punica granatum
Cinnamonum zeylanicum
Elettaria cardamomum
Piper longum

Kaempferia galanga
Myristica fragrans
Carthamus tinctoria
Amomum subulatum

Amount


200 grams
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40 grams

100 grams
100 grams
100 grams
100 grams


Preparation:


Powder and form Pills

Function:


Clears phlegm, Settles Wind, Warms teh Stomach, regulates Digestion

Use:


“Defeats the combination of Bad kan [Phlegm] and rlung [Wind] in the Stomach, Liver and upper body”
1. Indigestion
2. Nausea
3. Poor absorption and assimilation
4.
Debility associated with digestive weakness
5. Benefits digestion in chronic disease
6. Indigestion associated with Liver disease

Dose:


2–3 grams with hot water

Cautions:


1. Not suitable for cases with Heat or Stomach Yin deficiency

Modifications:



Similar Formulas:


Pomegranate 5
This is Pomegranate 5 with Safflower, with 3 medicines added.

The Pomegranate formulas are a staple of Tibetan Medicine. Compare with Pomegranate 5
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