Sro lo bzhi thang སྲོ་ལོ་ བཞི་ཐང་
Rhodiola Four Decoction
Tibetan
Men Tsee Kang
* Some sources listed Sro lo dkar po, Pegaeophyton scapiflorum or Solms-laubachia eurycarpa. Both are varieties of Sro lo and have similar effects
** Some sources list Bergenia purpurascens
Prepare a coarse powder from which a Decoction can be made.
Clears Lung Heat, Stops Cough
“Especially this medicine helps with increased blood in the Lungs and feeling of fullness in the upper part of the body” (Men Tsee Kang)
1. Frequent Cough with yellowish or reddish-yellow sputum
2. Bronchitis
3. Asthma
4. Cough with Blood-streaked sputum
5. Chest pain
6. Pneumonitis
7. Increased blood in the Lungs and fullness in the upper body
a small cupful 3 times per day
None noted
1. Srolo Bzhtang reduces inflammation and vascular remodeling via suppression of the MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway in rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
2. Srolo Bzhtang, a traditional Tibetan medicine formula, inhibits cigarette smoke induced airway inflammation and muc5ac hypersecretion via suppressing IL-13/STAT6 signaling pathway in rats.
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Rhodiola Four Decoction
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Men Tsee Kang
Herb NameSro lo dmar po (Rhodiola) *Shing mngar (Licorice) Rgya skyegs (Lacca) Ga dur (Geranium) ** |
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* Some sources listed Sro lo dkar po, Pegaeophyton scapiflorum or Solms-laubachia eurycarpa. Both are varieties of Sro lo and have similar effects
** Some sources list Bergenia purpurascens
Preparation:
Prepare a coarse powder from which a Decoction can be made.
Function:
Clears Lung Heat, Stops Cough
Use:
“Especially this medicine helps with increased blood in the Lungs and feeling of fullness in the upper part of the body” (Men Tsee Kang)
1. Frequent Cough with yellowish or reddish-yellow sputum
2. Bronchitis
3. Asthma
4. Cough with Blood-streaked sputum
5. Chest pain
6. Pneumonitis
7. Increased blood in the Lungs and fullness in the upper body
Dose:
a small cupful 3 times per day
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Srolo Bzhtang reduces inflammation and vascular remodeling via suppression of the MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway in rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
2. Srolo Bzhtang, a traditional Tibetan medicine formula, inhibits cigarette smoke induced airway inflammation and muc5ac hypersecretion via suppressing IL-13/STAT6 signaling pathway in rats.
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Back to FORMULAS
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