Benzoin, An Xi Xiang 安息香 An Xi Xiang (TCM)Loban (Unani) Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Two Different varieties of Benzoin available at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)Left: is Benzoin Amygdaloides;  Right: was called Benzoin in sortis; Botanical name: Styrax benzoin, Also S. tonkinensis (in China)Several types were traditionally known. Parts used: Gum; two distinct varieties supplied the market: Benzoin Amygdaloides; fragile masses composed of white tears united together; clean and bright fracture. Benzoin in sortis; reddish or blackish brown masses Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter, aromaticattenuates Classification: 2H. CARMINATIVE3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.   3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE Uses: 1. Opens the Orifices of the Brain: -delirium, unconsciousness, coma, Apoplexy and syncope-the scent is uplifting and opens the orifices of the Brain-Nightmares and nightcrying in infnats (TCM) 2. Clears Cold Phlegm: -good for the Lungs, for Catarrhs, Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma-distention of the chest or abdomen from Phlegm. 3. Moves Qi and Blood, Clears Obstructions, Stops Pain: -chest or abdominal pain from Qi and Blood stagnation-muscle and joint pain or difficulty moving from Wind-Cold-Damp obstruction: arthralgia, arthritis, rheumatism-Neuralgia 4. Resists Poison: -added to antidotes-used for Consumptive and Infectious diseases-“disperses attacks of vicious agents, evils and devils” (TCM: Da…

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