Herb

Benzoin (An xi xiang)

安息香an xi xiang
1 sourceBenzoinum

Recorded for opening the orifices and dispelling foul qi, resolving toxins, and for postpartum blood-block and clouded spirit.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·安息香·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主心腹恶气、鬼疰；辟蛊毒，霍乱风痛，暖肾气，妇人血噤及产后血运；治中恶魇寐、劳瘵传尸。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛、苦，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·安息香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·安息香·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·安息香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.