1 TASTE
Pungent and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Heart and spleen
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To open the orifices and clear the mind; 2. To invigorate the blood and disperse nodules; 3. To stop pain; 4. To expel placenta labor.
4 INDICATIONS
1. Unconsciousness due to high fever. Musk (She Xiang [3]) is used with Ox gallstone (Niu Huang [4]) and Rhinoceros horn (Xijiao) in the formula Zhibao Dan.2. Unconsciousness due to windstroke. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Storax (Su He Xiang [5]) and Cloves (Ding Xiang [6]) in the formula Suhexiang Wan.3. Carbuncles, furuncles and swellings. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Frankincense (Ru Xiang [7]), Myrrh (Mo Yao [8]) and Realgar (Xionghuang) in the formula Xingxiao Wan.4. Sudden severe pain in the chest and abdominal region. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Costus root (Mu Xiang [9]), Peach seed (Tao Ren [10]) and herbs that invigorate the blood in a formula such as Shexiang Tang.5. Swelling and pain caused by external injuries. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Sappan wood (Su Mu [11]), Myrrh (Moyao) and Safflower (Hong Hua [12]) in the formula Bali San.6. Dead fetus or placenta failing to be expelled. Musk (Shexiang) is used with Cinnamon bark (Rou Gui [13]) in the formula Xiang Gui San.
5 DOSAGE
0.06-0.1 g (in pill form)
6 COUTIONS
The substance must not be cooked. It is contraindicated during pregnancy.
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