INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Borneolum |
| Common English: | Borneol Dryobalanops Borneol Camphor |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid Bitter (Aromatic) |
Mildly Cool (Leukewarm) (Cool) |
Heart Lung Spleen (Du) (Yang Qiao) |
0.01-0.9g Tincture: 0.03-0.1ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Aromatically opens the Orifices, revives the Spirit and unblocks closed disorders |
Impaired consciousness, fainting and convulsions |
Clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, clears the eyes and removes superficial visual obstructions |
Heat leading to headaches, red and swollen eyes, superficial visual obstruction and sores in the mouth |
Clears Heat, alleviates pain, dissipates nodules and alleviates itching |
Topically for pain and swelling of the throat, skin diseases such as sores and scabies and eye diseases such as photophobia and excessive tearing |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Moschus |
Moschus |
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Convulsions, loss of consciousness and coma due to extreme Heat or Phlegm Blocking the Orifices. |
Hot, closed disorders. |
Cold closed disorders. |
| Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum |
Cinnabaris |
Calamina |
Wakens the brain, expels Wind and opens what is closed applied externally as a powder, rubbed on the gums for Wind-Stroke with clenched jaw. Internally to treat closed-type strokes. |
Heat, pain, swelling and suppuration of the ear, eye, nose, mouth and throat. (topical) |
As an ophthalmic preparation applied topically for red and swollen eyes. Non-healing burns. |
Flos Lonicerae |
Alum
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Hot, toxic sores. |
Externally for otitis media, otitis externa and eczema of the ear with pustular discharges. |
Convulsions due to Heat. |
Moschus |
Realgar |
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Convulsions due to Cold. |
Thrush, white mouth or mycotic stomatitis. (topical) |
Ulceration with pain and swelling of the skin, ears or nose. |
Cinnabaris |
Halloysitum Rubrum |
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Toothache. |
Suppuration with ulceration. |
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- This herb is used to dispel pathogenic factors in the chest and abdomen.
- It drastically reduces gastric obstruction due to pathogenic Heat.
- It is used for dispersing any Excess type of stroke, constipation, dysuria and Qi Stagnation.
- It is commonly used topically as a powder to regenerate flesh.
- It is easily absorbed through the skin and mucosal membranes.
- It can be used alone for swelling and redness and pain of the eyes. It is often found in eye drops for relief of swelling.
- It inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- The best quality is called Long Nao Xiang “Fragrant Dragon Brain”, and is very fragrant and similar in properties to Moschus She Xiang but weaker.
- Externally, it clears Heat, stops pain, generates flesh.
- It is commonly used in patent formulas for angina, oral ulceration, insomnia, nervousness and children’s diseases.
- Because of its volatile nature, it is not usually decocted.
- It reaches everywhere in the body and opens all of the Orifices.
- Some sources say that this herb is Warm or Hot.
- Both Bing Pian and Moschus She Xiang are acrid, mobile, piercing, open the Orifices and awaken the Spirit. They are often combined to treat loss of consciousness, delirium associated with febrile diseases, fainting due to Summerheat, Wind-Stroke and swollen sores due to Heat toxin. She Xiang more powerfully opens the Orifices, awakens the Spirit invigorates the Blood,unblocks the collaterals and reduces and disperses Qi and Blood Stagnation. It treats hematomas, traumatic injury and abdominal masses or amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis. Bing Pian Dissipates Fire constraint, to reduce swelling and stop pain. It treats sore red eyes, mouth ulcers and toothache.