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开窍药 · Aromatic resuscitation

Styrax sū hé xiāng · 苏合香

Liquidambar orientalis (storax) or Styrax tonkinensis

Nature and flavour. Pungent, warm; Heart and Spleen systems.

A fragrant resin used traditionally in pills for its aromatic, warming, senses-awakening qualities; always in prepared formulas, never as a simple decoction.

性味归经。辛,温;归心、脾经。

芳香树脂,传统入丸剂以开窍、辟秽、温通;只入成方,不作单味煎服。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. A resin containing cinnamic-acid derivatives and styrene, and a known sensitiser. Internal use only within prepared traditional formulas, in tiny amounts. Not for pregnancy.

含肉桂酸类与苯乙烯成分,可致过敏。仅可微量入传统成方,孕妇忌用。

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