Raisin 7 (Rgum brum bdun pa)

Rgum brum bdun pa  རྒུན་འབྲུམ་བདུན་པ།
Raisin 7

Tradition:

Tibetan

Source / Author:

Herb Name Latin Amount * Cont.
Rgun brum (Raisins) Vitis vinifera 180 grams 100 grams
Cu gang (Tabasheer) Bambusae silicae 90 grams ea. 300 grams
Gur gum (Safflower) Carthamus tinctorius 60 grams ea. 150 grams
Shing mnar (Licorice) Glycyrrhiza glabra 100 grams
Gla sgang (Bistort) ** Polygonum bistorta 200 grams
Shing tsha (Cinnamon) Cinnamonum zeylanicum 100 grams
Se bru (Pomegranate) Punica granatum 150 grams

* two different sources have given different proportions. The right column is a Russian source.
** according to some sources Knotweed; it is also a species of Polygonum

Preparation:

The Raisins must be dried until crisp enough to powder; Form Powder

Function:

Clears and strengthens the Lungs, relieves Cough and Asthma

Use:

“Especially good for Lung disease and Shortness of Breath”
1. Cough from deficiency
2. Chronic Asthma
3. Difficult or labored Breathing; Breathlessness
4. Fullness of the Chest
5. Profuse ‘bluish’ and sticky phlegm
6. ‘Swelling of mouth and face from imbalance of heat and cold’; swelling of eyelids

Dose:

150mg–3 grams, once or twice daily with boiled water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Some sources list Gypsum in place of Tabasheer (Mongolian sources list Gypsum); Gypsum is better for strong Heat; Tabasheer for Hot Phlegm and Wind-Phlegm-Heat. Tabasheer is also regarded as strengthening, Gypsum is draining.
2. A Mongolian source also lists Cyperus rotundus in place of Bistort.

This formula is used in Tibetan and Mongolian Traditional Medicine.
Compare with Tabasheer 9.

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