Su He Xiang [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 05:42 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Open the Orifices [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent and warm


2 MERIDIANS
Heart and spleen


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To open the orifices and clear the mind; 2. To stop pain.


4 INDICATIONS
1. Sudden coma caused by qi stagnation or unconscious due to windstroke. Storax (Su He Xiang [3]) is used with Musk (She Xiang [4]). Cloves (Ding Xiang [5]) and Benzoin (Anxixiang) in the formula Suhexiang Wan.2.Stifling sensation and pain in the chest. Storax (Suhexiang) is used with Borneol (Bing Pian [6]), Sandalwood (Tan Xiang [7]) and Cloves (Dingxiang) in formulas such as Guanxin Suhexiang Wan and Su Bing Diwan.


5 DOSAGE
0.3-1 g (in pill form)


Su He Xiang

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