Shi Xiang Fan Sheng Wan 十香返生丸
Ten Aromatics Return to Health Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name Chen Xiang (Aloeswood) Ding Xiang (Clove) Tan Xiang (Sandalwood) Qing Mu Xiang (Birthwort) Xiang Fu (Nutgrass) Jiang Xiang (Dalbergia) Huo Xiang (Agastache) Ru Xiang (Frankincense) Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Bai Jiang Can (Silkworm) Yu Jin (Curcuma root) Lian Zi Xin (Lotus plumule) Gua Lou Zi (Trichosanthes) Jin Meng Shi (Mica) He Zi (Chebulic Myrobalan) Su He Xiang (Storax) An Xi Xiang (Benzoin) Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Hu Po (Amber) She Xiang (Musk) * Niu Huang (Bezoar) * Bing Pian (Borneol) Gan Cao (Licorice)

Latin Aquilaria agallocha Syzygium aromaticum Santalum album Aristolochia debilis Cyperus rotundus Dalbergia odorifera Pogostemon cablin Boswellia carterii Gastrodia elata Bombyx mori Curcuma aromatica Nelumbo nucifera Trichosanthes kirilowi Mica Lapis aurea Terminalia chebula Styrax officinalis Styrax benzoin Cinnabaris Succinum Moschus moschiferus Bezoar Dryobalanops aromatica Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 30 grams ea. 15 grams 7 1⁄2 grams 60 grams

* Synthetic Bezoar and Musk are generally used today.

Preparation:

Powder; to each 100 grams of powder, add 90–100 grams of Honey and form pills, each weighing 6 grams

Function:

Opens the Orifices, Revives Consciousness, clears Phlegm, calms the Spirit

Use:

1. Apoplexy
2. Slurred Speech
3. Paralysis
4. Delirium
5. Loss of Consciousness
6. Trismus

Dose:

1 pill (6 grams) twice daily

Cautions:

1. Not suitable for Yin or Qi deficiency
2. Contains Cinnabar which is illegal in most countries. It can be made without Cinnabar.

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Su He Xiang Wan

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