Su He Xiang

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Styrax
Common English:	Rose Maloes Resin Storesin Styrax

Category

Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Acrid	Warm	Heart Spleen	0.3-3g Tincture: 0.2-1.5ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Opens the Orifices and penetrates turbidity (Phlegm)	Closed disorders (especially Cold disorders) Phlegm Collapse Epidemic toxic diseases
Opens up Stagnation, clears away filth and relieves pain	Chest and abdominal pain, Cold fullness, Stifling sensations Coronary artery disease Biliary colic Topically for chilblain

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Moschus She Xiang Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang Benzoinum An Xi Xiang	Borneolum Bing Pian Olibanum Ru Xiang Lignum Santali Albi Tan Xiang (Rx. Aristolochiae) (Qing Mu Xiang)	Moschus She Xiang
Sudden loss of consciousness and coma, chest pain, infantile convulsions, or seizures especially in cases with Phlegm and Qi Obstruction	Angina pectoris	Revives closed patterns of Wind-Stroke pr Phlegm collapse Cramps and spasms in the channels due to miasmic Damp Qi of mountain mists
Moschus She Xiang Borneolum Bing Pian Cinnabaris Zhu Sha	Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum Chen Xiang Lignum Santali Albi Tan Xiang Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang	Benzoinum An Xi Xiang
Sudden unconsciousness or Cold-typw Closed disorders	Chest and abdominal pain	Penetrates turbidity around the Orifices, opens closed disorders and restores consciousness

Notes

1. Its strength is less than that of Secretio Moschus She Xiang.
2. It works particularly well for Wind-Stroke with collapse caused by Phlegm.
3. Su He Xiang and Moschus She Xiang are both acrid, warm and aromatic, and both open the Orifices and awaken the Spirit. She Xiang is the more powerful of the two at opening the Orifices, awakening the Spirit and unblocking the channels and collaterals, so it is used for Qi and Blood Stagnation with swelling and pain. Su He Xiang has a stronger action in clearing away filth and expelling Phlegm, so it treats turbid, filthy Qi and Wind-Stroke in which overabundant Phlegm causes loss of consciousness.
4. Su He Xiang and Benzoinum An Xi Xiang both open the orifices and treat loss of consciousness. An Xi Xiang has roughly the same strength as Su He Xiang and is less warm, yet it invigorates Blood, so it is used for chest and abdominal pain and postpartum coma. Su He Xiang clears away filth and transforms Phlegm for Wind-Stroke and collapse caused by Phlegm.
5. Its fragrance penetrates so strongly that the genuine article, when rubbed on the palm, can then be detected on the back of the hand.
6. Topically, it may be applied to sores, wounds, cracked skin and skin irritation.