Sro lo bzhi thang  སྲོ་ལོ་ བཞི་ཐང་
Rhodiola Four Decoction

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Sro lo dmar po (Rhodiola) *
Shing mngar (Licorice)
Rgya skyegs (Lacca)
Ga dur (Geranium) **

Latin


Rhodiola crenulata
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Laccifer lacca

Geranium wallichianum

Amount


40 grams
20 grams
20 grams
35 grams

* 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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