Clove 35 (Li shi so lnga)

Li shi so lnga  ལི་ཤི་སོ་ལྔ་
Clove 35

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name Latin Amount *
Li shi (Clove) Eugenia caryophyllus 100 grams
Gur gum (Safflower) Carthamus tinctorius 50 grams
Yung ba (Turmeric) Curcuma longa 60 grams
Se ‘bru (Pomegranate) Punica granatum 30 grams
Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Cinnamonum zeylanicum 20 grams
Rgun ‘brum (Raisin) Vitis vinifera 100 grams
Lan tshva (Rock Salt) Sodium chlorde 30 grams
Shu dag (Calamus) Acorus calamus 50 grams
Byi tang ga (Embelia) Embelia ribes 30 grams
Hong len ser po (Picrorhiza) Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora 100 grams
Ru rta (Costus) Saussurea lappa 50 grams
Shing mngar (Licorice) Glycyrrhiza glabra 20 grams
Spos dkar (Frankincense) Boswellia sacra 90 grams
Thal rdor (Cassia seed) Cassia tora 80 grams
So ma ra dza (Psoralea) Psoralea corylifolia 70 grams
Cu gang (Tabasheer) Bambusa textiles 60 grams
U su (Coriander seed) Coriandrum sativum 60 grams
Dug mo nyung (Holarrhena) Holarrhena antidysenterica 60 grams
Ma ru tse (Butea) Butea monosperma 50 grams
Sman chen (Aconite) Aconitum ferox 50 grams
Sgog skya (Garlic) Allium sativum 30 grams
Gla rtsi (Musk) Moschus 10 grams
Dres ma’i ‘bru (Iris) Iris spp. 50 grams
Stag sha (Oxytropis) Oxytropis reniformis 90 grams
Chu rtsa (Rhubarb) Rheum officinale 50 grams
A ru ra (Chebula) Terminalia chebula 50 grams
Cong zhi (Calcite) Calcitum 50 grams
A krong (Arenaria) Arenaria festucoides 80 grams
So phag * Emblica officinalis 90 grams
Skyu ru (Emblic Myrobalan) Pterocephalus hookeri 50 grams
Spang rtsi do (Pterocephalus) Terminalia bellerica 50 grams
Ba ru (Belleric) Onosma spp. 40 grams
Bri smug Asphaltum 90 grams
Brag zhun (Shilajit) Gentiana algida 50 grams
Spang rgyan dkar po (Gentian) 90 grams

* So phag is a clay roofing tile. This may refer to another medicine.

Preparation:

Generally used as a Powder. It can be made into Pills.

Function:

Settles Wind, Clears Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Eases Pain

Use:

this medicine is used for all Throat diseases”
1. Hoarseness,
2. Sore Throat, Tonsillitis
3. Sinusitis
4. Inflammation and Pain of the Teeth and Gums, Gum disease
5. Swelling of the Neck (Goiter)

Dose:

2 grams taken with Warm Water. For throat diseases it can be gargled.
An ointment can be made by mixing the powder with child’s urine (8 year old).
For Throat diseases, blow the powder directly into the throat.