Prescriptions for Inducing Resuscitation with Drugs Cold in Nature
Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan (十香返生丸)
Name
The Prescription of 十香返生丸
Source
Pharmacopoeia of China
Ingredients
Chen Xiang 30 g,Ding Xiang 30 g,Tan Xiang 30 g,Qing Mu Xiang 30 g,Xiang Fu 30 g,Jiang Xiang 30 g,Guang Huo Xiang 30 g,Ru Xiang 30 g,Tian Ma 30 g,Jiang Can 30 g,Yu Jin 30 g,Lian Zi Xin 30 g,Gua Lou Zi 30 g,Meng Shi 30 g,He Zi 30 g,Gan Cao 60 g,Su He Xiang 30 g,An Xi Xiang 30 g,She Xiang 15 g,Bing Pian 7.5 g,Zhu Sha 30 g,Hu Po 30 g,Niu Huang 15 g.Explanation
Jiang Xiang: Resolving stasis to stop bleeding, regulating qi and alleviating pain.
Guang Huo Xiang: Resolving dampness, arresting vomiting, releasing exterior.
Gua Lou Zi: Moistening lung, resolving phlegm and lubricating intestines.
Zhu Sha: Calming the mind through its heavy nature.
Lian Zi Xin：Clearing heart-fire, stopping bleeding and securing essence.
Bing Pian and Yu Jin: Being aromatic in nature, clearing away epidemic pathogenic factors, causing resuscitation, strengthening She Xiang's action of restoring consciousness.
Niu Huang: Removing heat pathogen from the heart, eliminating toxic material, clearing away phlegm for resuscitation.
He Zi: Astringing Qi, tempering the actions of the drugs pungent and aromatic in nature.
Meng Shi: Sending down the flow of Qi to arrest asthma, eliminating phlegm to alleviate palpitation.
Hu Po: Inducing sedation and tranquilization, activating blood and resolving stasis, inducing diuresis and relieving stranguria.
Su He Xiang, She Xiang and An Xi Xiang: Being aromatic in nature, restoring consciousness.
Mu Xiang, Tan Xiang, Chen Xiang, Ru Xiang, Ding Xiang and Xiang Fu: Promoting the circulation of Qi to remove stasis, expelling cold and turbid pathogens, eliminating the stagnation of Qi and blood in the Zang-Fu organs.
Tian Ma and Jiang Can: Extinguishing wind to stop spasm, dispelling wind to alleviate pain.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 十香返生丸
Effect
Induce resuscitation, resolve phlegm, induce sedation and tranquilization.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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