An Xi Xiang - 安息香 - Benzoinum

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Benzoinum
Common English:	Benzoin

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Neutral	Herat Liver Spleen (Lung) (Stomach)	Pills and Powders: 0.3-1.5 Do not decoct. Tincture:0.2-1.5ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Opens the Orifices, resolves Phlegm and awakens the Spirit	Wind-Stroke and Phlegm Collapse or Qi Stagnation with sudden collapse, delirium or coma and a stifling sensation and focal distention in the chest and abdomen due to Phlegm Obstructing the Orifices
Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain	Chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation
Promotes the movement of Qi and Blood, unblocks the channels and collaterals and alleviates pain	Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with muscle aches, joint pain and difficulty moving

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Moschus She Xiang Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu	Styrax Su He Xiang	Calculus Bovis Niu Huang Succus Bambusae Zhu Li
Wind-Stroke or Phlegm collapse	Wind-Stroke from Damp-Cold and turbid Phlegm	Phlegm-Dampness that has transformed into Heat
Moschus She Xiang Borneolum Bing Pian Succinum Hu Po	Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang	Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang (Hb. Agastaches/Pogostemi) (Huo Xiang)
Summerheat-Stroke or Wind-Stroke from Phlegm-Heat	Intense Liver Qi Stagnation which seriously disrupts the qi and leads to sudden loss of consciousness	Abdominal pain in children due to Cold in which the legs are drawn up and the child cries
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi	Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao	Faeces Trogopteri Wu Ling Zhi Ginger Tea Gan Jiang
Sudden turmoil disorder due to Cold-Damp	Panarthralgia	Postpartum coma due to stagnant Blood and clenched jaw while sinking toward death

For pain, this herb may be used alone as a powder added to boiling water.
According to some sources, this herb can get rid of bad odor.
An Xi Xiang and Styrax Su He Xiang both open the orifices and treat loss of consciousness. An Xi Xiang is about as strong as Su He Xiang but less warm; it also invigorates Blood and is used for chest and abdominal pain and postpartum coma. Su He Xiang transforms Phlegm and clears away filth in Wind-Stroke and collapse caused by Phlegm.