Su He Xiang Wan
蘇合香丸 sū hé xiāng wán, "Liquid Styrax Pill"

Translated Name: Liquid Styrax Pill

Category:

Formulas that Open the Orifices,

Warm and Open the Orifices

Pills

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (15):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
麝香	She Xiang	naval secretions of musk deer; musk	60	grams
蘇合香	Su He Xiang	resin of rose maloes; styrax	30	grams
安息香	An Xi Xiang	Benzoin, Gum benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Sumatra Benzoin, Gum Benjamin	60	grams
冰片	Bing Pian	borneol	30	grams
香附	Xiang Fu	cyperus, nut-grass rhizome	60	grams
木香	Mu Xiang	costus root, saussurea, auklandia	60	grams
沉香	Chen Xiang	aloeswood, aquilaria wood, Chinese Eaglewood Wood	60	grams
檀香	Tan Xiang	sandalwood, santalum	60	grams
乳香	Ru Xiang	frankincense, gum olibanum, mastic	30	grams
丁香	Ding Xiang	clove	60	grams
蓽菝	Bi Ba	long pepper fruit	60	grams
白术	Bai Zhu	(white) atratylodes rhizome, ovate atractylodes, angelica root	60	grams
訶子	He Zi	myrobalan fruit, terminalia, chebgium	60	grams
朱砂	Zhu Sha	Cinnabar	60	grams
犀角	Xi Jiao	rhinoceros horn	60	grams

Tongue:

Pale tongue with slippery, greasy coating.

Pulse:

Depth: Deep (Submerged, Sinking, Deep)
Qualities: Rolling (Slippery)

Cautions:

To avoid mercury poisoning, Cinabarris (Zhu Sha) should not be taken in large amounts or long term, nor should it be heated.

avoid use during Pregnancy

Reference Source:

Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era

Modifications:

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White-eagle Perry

'''Remove Herb

(犀角, rhinoceros horn)

Xi Jiao''' '''Remove Herb

(朱砂, red sand)

Zhu Sha''' '''Remove Herb

(麝香, musk aroma)

She Xiang''' '''Add Herb

(蟾酥, )

Chan Su''': For angina pectoris due to Qi stagnation, blood stasis, or the congealing of cold ~ you can just reduce dosage of

(犀角, rhinoceros horn)

Xi Jiao,

(麝香, musk aroma)

She Xiang and

(朱砂, red sand)

Zhu Sha rather than omit them, also increase the dosage of

(蓽菝, )

Bi Ba - refer to:
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	+1 White-eagle Perry Warms and aromatically opens the orifices add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Promotes the movement of Qi add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Sudden collapse - loss of consciousness - clenched jaw add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Fullness - pain - sensation of cold in the chest and abdomen with may signal the impending sudden loss of consciousness or coma add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Abdominal pain and focal distention in the chest - urge to vomit and defecate without doing either (in severe cases can lead to sudden loss of consciousness or coma add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Excessive mucus and saliva add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Cerebrovascular accident, encephalitis, hysteria, seizure disorder, postconcussion syndrome, and angina pectoris add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Painful obstruction of the chest due to Qi stagnation, congealing due to cold, and turbid phlegm obstructing the collaterals. For Painful obstruction of the chest, it is only used to treat the manifestatios add comment

Su He Xiang Wan蘇合香丸 sū hé xiāng wán, "Liquid Styrax Pill"

Su He Xiang Wan
蘇合香丸 sū hé xiāng wán, "Liquid Styrax Pill"