rgun ‘brum bdun pa

Tibetan: རྒུན་འབྲུམ་པདུན་པ
Pronunciation: goondroom dunpa
Wylie: rgun ‘brum bdun pa

Lit.: «Grape-7» - seven-component formula based on raisins and cu gang.
Contents: rgun ‘brum, cu gang, gur gum, shing tsha, shing mngar, se ‘bru, gla sgang
On the picture:
1.རྒུན་འབྲུམ (rgun ‘brum) - bot. Vitis vinifera – Grape
2.ཅུ་གང (cu gang) - min. Kaolinite – Kaolin
3.གུར་གུམ (gur gum) - bot. Carthamus tinctorius – Safflower
4.ཤིང་ཚ (shing tsha) - bot. Cinnamomum cassia - Cinnamon
5.ཤིང་མངར (shing mngar) - bot. Glycyrrhiza uralensis - Chinese liquorice
6.སེ་འབྲུ (se ‘bru) - bot. Punica granatum - Pomegranate
7.གླ་སྒང (gla sgang) - bot. Cyperus rotundus – Nut grass
Taste: sweet
Nature: neutral, without zi-effect (bzi med).
Origin: Final Tantra
Main Indications: lungs disease, accompanied by a strong coughing, large amount of light sticky sputum, chest tightness, shortness of breath as well as swelling of the lungs. This formulation is used for treating asthma.
Instructions: this formula can be made as powder or pills. Average dose is a half of teaspoon of powder or 3 pills.
Cautions: none.

IMPORTANT: Tibetan medicine should always be taken only after a consultation with a Tibetan doctor or qualified physician, as usage and dosages differ between patients.