
Properties: Pungent, Bitter, Neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Liver and Spleen
Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-10g in decocotion.
Cautions: Like Ru Xiang this herb is drastically pungent with strong stimulation to stomach and easily causes nausea and vomiting. It should not be taken by large dose or for a long time. Use with cautions for patients with weak stomach; prohibited for pregnant women.
Notes:
Myrrh has powerful associations in the western religious traditions, being associated with the birth and death of Jesus and much catholic ritual; Jewish ritual and magic (see the Sepher Ha-Razim for several examples of using myrrh in angelic magic); Islamic hadith and medicine; and in Egyptian fumigation, medicine and embalming rituals. In most of these instances it has a purifying and sanctifying property.
Bu Shen Huo Xue Tang (Tonify the Kidney and Invigorate Blood Decocotion)
From: The Great Compendium of Traumatology by Zhao Lian (1891)
Bu Shen Qing Re Zhi Wang Tang (Kidney Supplementing Heat Clearing Joint Deformity Decoction)
From: Ten Lectures on the Use of Formulas from the Personal Experience of Jiao Shu-De by Jiao Shu-De (2005)
Dang Gui Huo Xue Jian (Invigorate the Blood with Angelica Pills)
From: Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea by Unknown, attributed to Sun Si Miao (Maybe composed in the Song - Ming Dynasty, published ~1579)
Dang Gui Yan Hu Jiu (Tangkuei and Corydalis Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various
Die Da Jiu (Trauma Liniment)
From: A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth (2004) by Tom Bisio
Die Da Sun Shang Yu (Traumatic Bruises Bath)
From: Shen-nong.com
Die Da Wan (Trauma Pill)
From: Nationwide Collection of TCM Patent Formulas (1962)
Feng Liao Xing Fen Shi Die Da Yao Jiu (Feng Liaoxing's Rheumatic and Traumatic Injury Medicated Wine)
From: Chinese Pharmacopoeia by Feng Xiaoling (2020)
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang (Revive Health by Invigorating the Blood Decoction)
From: Secrets of the Mantis Boxing Art by Huang Hanxun (1946)
Gokshuradi Guggulu (Tribulus and Myrrh Pills)
From: Sarngadhara's Treatise by Acharya Sarngadhara (13th Century)
Hai Tong Pi Tang (Erythrina Wash)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)
Huang Dao Yi Huo Luo You (Wood Lock Medicated Balm)
From: Product information sheet by Wong To Yick
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals)
From: Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western by Zang Xi Chun / Zang Shou Fu (1918-1934)
Huo Xue Jiu (Quicken the Blood Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various
Hysan Huo Luo You (Hysan Muscle Comfort Oil)
From: Product Label by Hysan
Jia Wei Ba Zhen Tang (Modified Eight Treasures Decoction)
From: Secrets of the Mantis Boxing Art by Huang Hanxun (1946)
Jie Gu Fang (Bone-setting Formula)
From: New Compilation of Proven Formulas by Bao Xiang-Ao (1846)
Jin Chuang Gao (Golden Sore Ointment)
From: Awakening of the Mind in Medical Studies by Cheng Guo-Peng (1732)
Jin Gu Die Da Wan (Sinew and Bone Injury Pills)
From: Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000)
Jin Yang Guang Gao (Golden Sunshine Paste)
From: Product label by Sheng Chun Tang Pharmaceuticals
Jing Wan Hong (Ching Wan Hung) (Many Myriad Benefits)
From: Ingredients listed on pot by Great Wall Brand
Kaishor Guggulu (Rejuvenating Myrrh Pills)
From: Sarngadhara's Treatise by Acharya Sarngadhara (13th Century)
Lei Wu Fang (Tripterygium and Aconite Prescription)
From: HealthCMi.com (2018)
Mo Yao Ji Zi Jiu (Myrrh and Egg Wine)
From: A+ Medical Encyclopedia (2011)
Qi Li San (Seven Thousands of a Tael Powder)
From: Collection for the Common Pursuit of Longevity (1762)
Qing Yu Huo Xue Tang (Clear Stasis and Quicken the Blood Decoction)
From: Complete External Therapies of Chinese Drugs by Xu Xiangcai
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis from the Lower Abdomen Decoction)
From: Correction of Errors Among Physicians by Wang Qing-Ren (1830)
Shen Ling Dan (Pregnancy Panacea)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis from a Painful Body Decoction)
From: Correction of Errors Among Physicians by Wang Qing-Ren (1830)
Shu Jin Huo Xue Tang (Relax the Sinews and Invigorate the Blood Decoction)
From: Traumatology and Orthopedics in Traditional Chinese Medicine (2002)
Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin (Immortals' Formula for Sustaining Life)
From: Fine Formulas for Women with Annotations and Commentary (16th century) by Bi Li-Zhai
Xiao Huo Luo Dan (Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)
Yan Hu Suo San (Corydalis Powder)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)
Yan Hu Suo Tang (Corydalis Decoction)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)
Yao Tong Pian (Lumbar Pain Pills)
From: Aura Herbs (2020)
Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin (True Man's Decoction to Revitalise Life)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)
Zhong He Tang (Even-Handed Decoction)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)
Zi Jing Wu Jia Jiu (Redbud and Acanthopanax Wine)
From: A+ Medical Encyclopedia (2011)
Zong Zi Yao Jiu (Boosting Progeny Medicinal Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various
Zuo Gu Shen Jing Tong Yu (Sitting Bone Nerve Pain Bath)
From: Shen-nong.com
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
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