Borneol (bing pian)

Borneol (bing pian)

Borneolum

Storax (su he xiang) 

Styrax Liquidus 

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Properties: Pungent in flavour, warm in nature, it has affinity to the heart and spleen channels. Being pungent, volatile and warm in nature, it can invigorate channels; and as an aromatic, it has a stronger stimulating action on the sense organs. It functions in inducing resuscitation an restoring consciousness. It is similar to Moschus but weak in potency. It is used mostly as an adjuvant for treatment of coma in type of cold-blockage, In addition, it also has effects of dispelling cold and alleviating pain, serving to treat cold pain in the chest and the abdomen due to accumulation of cold and Qi-stagnation.

Effects: Resuscitating and restoring consciousness., dispelling cold and relieving pain.

Indications:

1. For apoplexy, diseases caused by pestilent factors, syncope resulting from disorder of Qi, coma and mental confusion in the type of cold-blockage resulting from stagnation of cold-phlegm and dampness, it is often used with pungent herbs for warming and invigorating meridians aromatics inducing resuscitation, such as Flos Caryophlli, Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum, Radix Aucklandiae, Moschus, etc. , as in Storax Pill (Suhexiang Wan).

2. For thoracic and abdominal distending pain due to accumulation of cold and stagnation of Qi, it can be used with herbs for promoting Qi flow, dispelling cold and relieving pain, such as Rhizoma Cyperi, Radix Aucklandiae, Radix Linderae, Rhizoma Corydalis, etc. ; for obstruction of Qi and colic it the chest due to Qi and blood stasis, it is used with Resina Olibani, Lignum Santali, Radix Aristochiae, etc, to promote circulation of Qi and blood, remove obstruction of Qi and relieve pain, as Storax Pill for Coronary Heart Disease (Guanxin Suhe Wan).

Dosage and Administration: 0.3-1g, used in pill or powder not in decoction.

Properties: Pungent and bitter in flavour, slightly cold in nature, and it affinits to the hear, spleen and lung channels. Being pungent, volatile and bitter, it is purgative; and as an aromatic, it has stronger stimulating action on the sense organs. This drug functions in resuscitating and restoring consciousness, serving to treat coma of heat-blockage type. But owing to weakness in potency, it is used mostly as an adjuvant and in combination with heat-eliminating herbs and drugs for resuscitation. When used externally, it is rather effective in promoting tissue regeneration and relieving pain. It is common drug for diseases of eye, ear, nose, throat and surgery.

Effects: Inducing resuscitation and restoring consciousness, promoting tissue regeneration and relieving pain.

Indications:

1. For invasion of the pericardium by pathogens of epidemic febrile disease, or stroke of phlegm-heat, unconsciousness and convulsion in the type of heat-blockage, it is often used with drugs for clearing away heat, calming endopathic wind, resuscitating and restoring consciousness, such as Calculus Bovis, Cornu Rhinoceri, Asiatici, Cornu Antelopis, Moschus, etc. , as in Bezoar Bolus for Resurrection (Angong Niuhuang Wan), Treasured Bolus (Zhibao Dan), etc.

2. For conjunctivitis, borneol Fel Ursi, Calamina and Borax are processed into eye drops for use. In treatment of swollen, sore throat and canker sores, it is used with Cinnabaris, Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus, Borax (ground into powder) for external use on the affected area. In treatement of skin infection, it is used with drugs for eliminating toxins, reducing swelling promoting tissue regeneration and relieving pain, such as Resina Olibani, Resina Draconis, Margarita, etc. , as in Power for Promoting Regeneration of Tissue (Sheng Ji San).

Dosage and Administration: 0.03-0.1g, used in bolus or powder, not in decoction; proper amount for external use.

Precautions: This drug should not be taken in pregnancy.